Kiryat Malakhi

Kiryat Malakhi

Infobox Israel municipality
name=Kiryat Malakhi


caption=Emblem of Kiryat Malakhi
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hebname=Hebrew|קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי
arname=
meaning=City of Angels (Los Angeles)
founded=
type=city
typefrom=1998
stdHeb=
altOffSp=Qiryat Mal'akhi
altUnoSp=Kiryat Malachi
district=south
population=19,400
popyear=2005
area_dunam=4632
mayor=Motti MalkaAudio-nohelp|Kiryat_malakhi.ogg|Kiryat Malakhi ( _he. קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי, also Qiryat Malakhi or Kiryat Malachi) is a city council governed municipality in Israel's Southern District, convert|17|km|mi from Ashkelon. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2004 the city had a total population of 19,400. Its jurisdiction is 4,632 dunams (~4.6 km²). Moshe Katsav, the eighth President of Israel, was a past mayor of Kiryat Malakhi.

History

Kiryat Malakhi, literally "City of Angels," was established in 1951 as a ma'abara, or tent city, to house the masses of Jewish immigrants who arrived during the early days of the state, many of them part of the Jewish exodus from Arab lands. The name was chosen to honor the Jewish community of Los Angeles, California, which contributed much of the funding for its establishment. [ [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1159193476099&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull The Boy next door] Jerusalem Post, 19 October 2006] It later became one of several development towns in the Negev.

Moshe Katsav was elected mayor in 1969 at the age of 24. His younger brother, Lior Katsav, was also mayor of Kiryat Malakhi. The current mayor is Motti Malka. [ [http://www.kkl.org.il/kkl/english/main_subject/environmental_quality/kkl-jnf%20celebrates%20world%20environment%20day.x KKL-JNF Celebrates World Environment Day] Jewish National Fund]

Demographics

The arrival of new immigrants from the former Soviet Union and from Ethiopia in recent years has increased the population of Kiryat Malakhi by 40 percent. Some 22,000 people now live in the city. [ [http://www.ujc.org/page.html?ArticleID=28278 Overseas Supplemental Giving/IEF - Projects in Israel - The Negev ] ]

Income

According to CBS figures for 2000, there were 5,692 salaried workers and 458 self-employed persons in Kiryat Malakhi. The mean monthly wage for a salaried worker was 3,513 shekels, a real change of -3.4% over the course of 2000. Salaried men earned an average of 4,558 shekels (a real change of -3.1%) compared to 2,405 shekels for females (a real change of -4.9%). The mean income for the self-employed was 5,471. There were 472 people receiving unemployment benefits and 3,301 people eligible for income supplements.

Transportation

Kiryat Malakhi's main transportation hub is Malachi Junction (also known as "Tzomet Qastina", after the pre-state Arab village that was located here).

Education

According to CBS, there are 15 schools and 4,909 students in the city. They are spread out as 10 elementary schools and 2,867 elementary school students, and 9 high schools and 2,042 high school students. 47.9% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.

References

External links

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