Kiryat Gat

Kiryat Gat
קִרְיַת גַּת
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Qiryat Gatt
Flag of Kiryat Gat
Official logo of Kiryat Gat
Kiryat Gat is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Kiryat Gat
Kiryat Gat
Location of Kiryat Gat in Israel
Kiryat Gat is located in Israel
Kiryat Gat
Kiryat Gat
Kiryat Gat (Israel)
Coordinates: 31°36′22″N 34°46′18″E / 31.60611°N 34.77167°E / 31.60611; 34.77167
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
Founded1954
Government
 • MayorKfir Swisa[1]
Area
 • Total17,102 dunams (17.102 km2 or 6.603 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total62,091
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Jews and others64,338
 • Arabs100
Websitewww.qiryat-gat.muni.il

Kiryat Gat, also spelled Qiryat Gat (Hebrew: קִרְיַת גַּת), is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It lies 56 km (35 miles) south of Tel Aviv, 43 km (27 mi) north of Beersheba, and 68 km (42 mi) west southwest of Jerusalem. In 2022 it had a population of 64,437.[2] The city hosts one of the most advanced semiconductor fabrication plants in the world, Intel's Fab 28 plant producing 7 nm process chips.

  1. ^ "Ultra-Orthodox retake Beit Shemesh, former Haifa mayor Yona Yahav returns to office". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  2. ^ a b c "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.