Rekhasim
Rekhasim
רכסים | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Rkasim |
| • Also spelled | Rechasim (unofficial) |
View of Rekhasim | |
| Coordinates: 32°44′55.78″N 35°6′2.89″E / 32.7488278°N 35.1008028°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Subdistrict | Haifa |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Itzhak Raih |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,859 dunams (2.859 km2 or 1.104 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 14,198 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Mountain Ridges |
| Website | www.rekhasim.muni.il |
Rekhasim (Hebrew: רכסים, lit. 'Mountain Ridges') is a Haredi town 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.