Kiryat Atta
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| Hebrew | קריית אתא | |
| Arabic | كريات آتا | |
| Government | City | |
| Also Spelled | Qiryat Atta (officially)
Kiryat Ata (unofficially) |
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| District | Haifa | |
| Population | 49,200 (2005) | |
| Jurisdiction | 20,000 dunams (20 km²) | |
Kiryat Atta (Hebrew: קריית אתא; officially also spelled Qiryat Atta) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2005 the city had a total population of 49,200. It is also still known by its former name of Kfar Atta.
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[edit] Demographics
According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.8% Jewish and other non-Arabs, without significant Arab population. In 2001 there were 723 immigrant settlers. See Population groups in Israel.
According to CBS, in 2001 there were 23,700 males and 24,900 females. The population of the city was spread out with 31.4% 19 years of age or younger, 15.7% between 20 and 29, 18.5% between 30 and 44, 18.3% from 45 to 59, 4.1% from 60 to 64, and 11.9% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 0.8%.
[edit] Income
According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 17,236 salaried workers and 1,226 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 5,157, a real change of 4.8% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 6,759 (a real change of 4.6%) versus ILS 3,456 for females (a real change of 2.7%). The mean income for the self-employed is 6,470. There are 1,092 people who receive unemployment benefits and 4,153 people who receive an income guarantee.
[edit] Education
According to CBS, there are 20 schools and 8,762 students in the city. They are spread out as 14 elementary schools and 4,899 elementary school students, and 11 high schools and 3,863 high school students. 52.0% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.
[edit] Rabbis
Grand Rabbi Shimon Lemberger, of Makowa, father in Law of the sole child of the Grand Rebbe of Belz, as well as Rabbi Tzvi Herch Rosenbaum of Kretchniff-Sighet, reside in the town.
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| Local councils | Ar'ara | Binyamina-Giv'at Ada | Jisr az-Zarqa | Kfar Qara | Ma'ale Iron | Pardes Hanna-Karkur | Fureidis | Kiryat Tiv'on | Rekhasim | Zikhron Ya'aqov | |
| Regional councils | Alona | Hof Karmel | Menashe | Zevulun | |
