Rekhasim
Rekhasim (Hebrew: רְכָסִים, lit. Mountain ridges) is a Haredi town and local council in the Haifa District of Israel. It is located between Kiryat Tiv'on, Kiryat Ata, and Nesher, next to roads 70, 75, and 762.
Rekhasim
רְכָסִים | |
|---|---|
Local council (from 1959) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Rkasim |
| • Also spelled | Rechasim (unofficial) |
Rekhasim | |
| Coordinates: 32°44′55.78″N 35°6′2.89″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Itzhak Raih |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,859 dunams (2.859 km2 or 1.104 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 13,736 |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Mountain ridges |
With a jurisdiction of 2,859 dunams (~2.9 km2), it had a population of 13,736 in 2021. It is ranked low (2 out of 10) on the Israeli socio-economic scale.
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