Kiryat Gat
קִרְיַת גַּת | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Qiryat Gatt |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kiryat Gat Location of Kiryat Gat in Israel  Kiryat Gat Kiryat Gat (Israel) | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′22″N 34°46′18″E / 31.60611°N 34.77167°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kfir Swisa[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 17,102 dunams (17.102 km2 or 6.603 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 62,091 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 64,338 |
| • Arabs | 100 |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ "Ultra-Orthodox retake Beit Shemesh, former Haifa mayor Yona Yahav returns to office". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b c "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.