Rekhasim
רְכָסִים | |
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Local council (from 1959) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Rkasim |
• Also spelled | Rechasim (unofficial) |
Coordinates: 32°44′55.78″N 35°6′2.89″E / 32.7488278°N 35.1008028°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 (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 14,198 |
• Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Mountain ridges |
Rekhasim (Hebrew: רְכָסִים, lit. Mountain ridges)[2] 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.
With a jurisdiction of 2,859 dunams (~2.9 km2), it had a population of 14,198 in 2022. It is ranked low (2 out of 10) on the Israeli socio-economic scale.[3]