Migdal HaEmek

Migdal HaEmek מִגְדַּל הָעֵמֶק‎ مجدال هعيمق
City
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Migdal ha ʕemq
• Also spelled	Migdal HaEmeq (official)
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Coordinates: 32°40′17″N 35°14′26″E / 32.67139°N 35.24056°E / 32.67139; 35.24056
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Founded	1953
Government
• Mayor	Eliyahu Barda
Area
• Total	7,637 dunams (7.637 km2 or 2.949 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	27,088
• Density	3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Ethnicity [1]
• Jews and others	99.95%
• Arabs	0.05%
Name meaning	Tower of the Valley

Migdal HaEmek (Hebrew: מִגְדַּל הָעֵמֶק, lit. Tower of the Valley, also officially spelled Migdal HaEmeq, Arabic: مجدال هعيمق) is a city in the Northern District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 27,088.^[1]

Migdal HaEmek was established in 1953 as a ma'abara for Jews from Arab countries, before becoming a development town. The original site of the ma'abara was west of the current site, at Shimron hill. There is a tower to the north-east, above the town.

Many Israeli and global high tech companies are located in three industrial parks. Among the companies: Tower Semiconductor, RSL Electronics, KLA-Tencor, CI Systems, Nilit, Vishay Intertechnology, Enzymotec and Flex.