Haifa metropolitan area
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| Largest city | Haifa Haifa Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher... |
| Other cities | Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Yam, Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Ata, Tirat Carmel Tirat Carmel Tirat Carmel , or Tirat HaCarmel, is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 18,700.... , Nesher Nesher Nesher is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2011, Nesher had a population of 23,000. The mayor of Nesher is David Amar.-Etymology:... , Tamra Tamra Tamra is an Israeli Arab city in the North District of Israel located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-'Amr and approximately east of Akko . The name Tamra means date palm in Arabic... , Karmiel Karmiel Karmiel is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, from Safed and from Acre... , Nahariya Nahariya Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s... , Akko |
| Population Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... |
Ranked 2nd in Israel |
| - Total | 1,021,000 (2009 est.) |
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| - Density | 984.5/km² |
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Metropolitan area
The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...
including areas from both the Haifa
Haifa District
Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...
and the North
North District (Israel)
The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...
Districts of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It is located along the Israeli Mediterranean coastline
Israeli Coastal Plain
The Israeli coastal plain is the narrow coastal plain along Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast which houses 70% of the country's population. The plain extends north to south and is divided into a number of areas; the Plain of Zebulun , Hof HaCarmel , the Sharon plain , and the Plain of Judea The...
. The Haifa metropolitan area is the second largest metropolitan area in Israel, with an estimated population of over 1 million.
Metropolitan rings
Israel Central Bureau of StatisticsIsrael Central Bureau of Statistics
The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli government office established in 1949 to carry out research and publish statistical data on all aspects of Israeli life, including population, society, economy, industry, education and physical infrastructure.It is headed by a...
divides the Haifa metropolitan area into three:
| Metropolitan ring | Localities | Population (2009 census) | Population density (per km²) |
Annual Population growth rate |
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| Total | Jews and others1 | Thereof: Jews | Arabs Arab citizens of Israel Arab citizens of Israel refers to citizens of Israel who are not Jewish, and whose cultural and linguistic heritage or ethnic identity is Arab.... |
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| Core2 | 1 | 264,800 | 237,800 | 214,200 | 27,100 | 3,838.2 | 0.0% |
| Inner Ring3 | 30 | 271,200 | 241,700 | 224,500 | 29,500 | 1,046.8 | 0.5% |
| Northern Section | 3 | 112,400 | 112,300 | 101,900 | 100 | 5,591.7 | -0.2% |
| Eastern Section | 16 | 84,000 | 80,100 | 76,000 | 4,000 | 1,014.9 | 1.0% |
| Southern Section | 11 | 74,800 | 49,300 | 46,700 | 25,500 | 481.4 | 1.0% |
| Outer Ring4 | 98 | 484,900 | 240,100 | 223,000 | 244,900 | 678.8 | 1.8% |
| Northern Section | 57 | 362,800 | 147,300 | 134,500 | 215,600 | 948.1 | 1.6% |
| Eastern Section | 23 | 82,300 | 64,300 | 60,800 | 18,000 | 534.5 | 1.7% |
| Southern Section | 18 | 39,800 | 28,500 | 27,800 | 11,300 | 224.0 | 3.7% |
| Total | 129 | 1,021,000 | 719,500 | 661,700 | 301,500 | 984.5 | 1.0% |
Notes
- 1 The population of "Jews and others" includes Jews, non-Arab Christians and those not classified by religion.
- 2 The core area includes the city of HaifaHaifaHaifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
. - 3 The inner ring consists of the Haifa DistrictHaifa DistrictHaifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...
and includes the cities Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Yam, Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Ata, Tirat CarmelTirat CarmelTirat Carmel , or Tirat HaCarmel, is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 18,700....
and NesherNesherNesher is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2011, Nesher had a population of 23,000. The mayor of Nesher is David Amar.-Etymology:...
, as well as a multitude of smaller towns (local councils). - 4 The outer ring includes the cities TamraTamraTamra is an Israeli Arab city in the North District of Israel located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-'Amr and approximately east of Akko . The name Tamra means date palm in Arabic...
, KarmielKarmielKarmiel is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, from Safed and from Acre...
and NahariyaNahariyaNahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s...
, as well as many smaller towns (local councils).
Shopping centers
HaifaHaifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
- Haifa Mall
- Grand canyonGrand CanyonThe Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park, the 15th national park in the United States...
- Lev HaMifratz MallLev Hamifratz MallLev HaMifratz Mall is a shopping mall located in Haifa, Israel.Lev HaMifratz has 3 floors of stores, a food court, an underground parking garage, and an above ground parking garage. In the past, it included an amusement park, a miniature golf course and an ice skating rink.Lev HaMifratz is also a...
- Horev center
Krayot
- HaKiryon
- Azrieli Kiryat Ata
Nahariya
Nahariya
Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s...
- Nahariya Mall
- Kanyon HaTzafon (The north mall)
Karmiel
Karmiel
Karmiel is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, from Safed and from Acre...
- Hotzot Karmiel Mall
Akko
- Azrieli Akko
Major highways
The major highways in the Haifa metropolitan area include Area are:- Highway 2Highway 2 (Israel)Highway 2 is an Israeli highway located on the coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea. It stretches from Tel Aviv to Haifa. The highway is also called The Coastal Highway or The New Haifa - Tel Aviv Highway ....
- - Highway 4Highway 4 (Israel)Highway 4 is an Israeli highway that runs along Israel's entire coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea, its route in the north runs from the Rosh HaNikra border crossing with Lebanon until the Erez Border Crossing with the Gaza Strip...
- - Highway 75Highway 75 (Israel)Highway 75 is an east-west highway in northern Israel. It passes below the northeast slopes of the Carmel mountains and passes through the Jezreel Valley. It runs from Haifa in the west to Nazareth in the east...
- - Highway 70Highway 70 (Israel)Highway 70 is a highway in the coastal plain and Western Galilee in northern Israel. It connects the region of Zikhron Ya'akov to the Lower Galilee and to Kiryat Ata and Shlomi near Israel's border with Lebanon.-Description of the route:...
- - Highway 85Highway 85 (Israel)Highway 85 is an east-west highway in Northern Israel. It is one of the most important roads through the Galilee, connecting the western Galilee with the Eastern Galilee...
- - Highway 79Highway 79 (Israel)Highway 79 is an east-west highway in northern Israel. It crosses the Zevulun Valley and the western Lower Galilee. The road leads from Ein Afek junction in Kiryat Bialik to Mashhad junction north of Nazareth...
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