Kiryat Malachi
קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי, קִרְיַת מַלְאָכִי | |
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City (from 1998) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Qiryat Malˀaki |
• Also spelled | Kiryat Malachi (official) Qiryat Mal'akhi (unofficial) |
Coordinates: 31°43′45″N 34°44′46″E / 31.72917°N 34.74611°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Founded | 1951 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eliyahu "Lalo" Zohar |
Area | |
• Total | 4,632 dunams (4.632 km2 or 1.788 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 25,705 |
• Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Ethnicity | |
• Jews and others | 99.6% |
• Arabs | 0.4% |
Name meaning | City of Angels |
Kiryat Malachi (Hebrew: קריית מלאכי,[2] also spelled Kiryat Malahi, Kiryat Malakhi, or Qiryat Mal'akhi) is a city in the Southern District of Israel, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the city of Ashkelon. In 2022 it had a population of 25,705.[1] Its jurisdiction is 4,632 dunams (~4.6 km2).