Kiryat Motzkin

Kiryat Motzkin קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין‎
City
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Qiryat Móçqin (Motzkin)
• Also spelled	Kiryat Motzkin (unofficial)
Mozart Junction in Kiryat Motzkin
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Coordinates: 32°50′N 35°05′E / 32.833°N 35.083°E / 32.833; 35.083
Country	Israel
District	Haifa
Founded	1934
Government
• Mayor	Tziki Tzvi Avisar (Ind.)
Area
• Total	3,778 dunams (3.778 km2 or 1.459 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	48,001
• Density	13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi)
	55,600 (September 2024, unofficial)
Ethnicity [1]
• Jews and others	99.9%
• Arabs	0.1%
Website	www.motzkin.co.il

Kiryat Motzkin (Hebrew: קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, 8 kilometres (5 miles) north of the city center of Haifa. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2022 it had a population of 48,001.^[1] However, as of September 2024, the unofficial population count is 55,600, reflecting significant growth not yet captured in official statistics. The city is named after Leo Motzkin (1867-1933), one of the organizers of the First Zionist Congress in 1897. The mayor of the city is Tziki Tzvi Avisar.