Kiryat Yam

Kiryat Yam
קִרְיַת יָם
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Qiryat Yamm
Official logo of Kiryat Yam
Kiryat Yam is located in Haifa region of Israel
Kiryat Yam
Kiryat Yam
Kiryat Yam is located in Israel
Kiryat Yam
Kiryat Yam
Coordinates: 32°50′0″N 35°04′0″E / 32.83333°N 35.06667°E / 32.83333; 35.06667
Country Israel
District Haifa
Founded1945
Government
 • MayorDavid Even-Tzur
Area
 • Total4,339 dunams (4.339 km2 or 1.675 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total41,095
 • Density9,500/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Jews and others99.8%
 • Arabs0.2%
Name meaningSea Town
Websitewww.kiryat-yam.muni.il

Kiryat Yam (Hebrew: קִרְיַת יָם, lit. Sea Town) is a city in the Haifa Bay district of Israel, 12 km (7 mi) north of Haifa. One of a group of Haifa suburbs known as the Krayot, it is located on the Mediterranean coast, between Kiryat Haim and the Tzur Shalom industrial area, east of Kiryat Motzkin. In 2022 it had a population of 41,095.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.