Haifa
Haifa
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Coordinates: 32°49′0″N 34°59′0″E / 32.81667°N 34.98333°E | |
Grid position | 145/246 PAL |
Country | Israel |
District | Haifa |
Founded | 1st century CE |
Government | |
• Type | City |
• Mayor | Einat Kalisch-Rotem |
Area | |
• City | 63,666 dunams (63.666 km2 or 24.582 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• City | 281,087 |
• Density | 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 600,000 |
• Metro | 1,050,000 |
Website | www.haifa.muni.il |
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, at the base of Mount Carmel. It is the third-largest city in the country and an important sea port and industrial center.
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There is football club Maccabi Haifa F.C..
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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