Haifa metropolitan area

Haifa metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Haifa is the third largest city in Israel and the centre of the Haifa metropolitan area.
Haifa is the third largest city in Israel and the centre of the Haifa metropolitan area.
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Coordinates: 32°48′45.77″N 34°59′56.93″E / 32.8127139°N 34.9991472°E / 32.8127139; 34.9991472
Country Israel
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
924,400
 • Density1,099.1/km2 (2,847/sq mi)

The Haifa metropolitan area (Hebrew: מטרופולין חיפה) is a metropolitan area including areas from both the Haifa and the Northern districts of Israel. It is located along the Israeli Mediterranean coastline. With an estimated population of almost 1 million, the Haifa metropolitan area is the third largest metropolitan area in Israel, behind Gush Dan and Greater Jerusalem.

Metropolitan rings

The Krayot.
Nahariya.
Karmiel.

Israel Central Bureau of Statistics divides the Haifa metropolitan area into three areas:

Metropolitan rings in the Haifa metropolitan area[1]
Metropolitan ring Localities Population (2021 estimate) Population density
(per km2) 		Annual Population
growth rate
Total Jews and others1 Thereof: Jews Arabs
Core2 1 282,800 248,400 211,800 34,400 4,304 −0.3%
Inner Ring3 32 355,100 319,200 289,300 35,900 1,277.1 2.1%
Northern Section 3 129,300 129,100 112,700 200 5,887.7 1.9%
Eastern Section 16 104,400 99,800 94,100 4,600 1,208.4 1.4%
Southern Section 13 121,400 90,300 82,400 31,200 715.6 2.9%
Outer Ring4 70 345,600 150,600 136,100 195,000 700.2 1.4%
Northern Section 44 295,200 122,900 109,100 172,300 966.3 1.5%
Eastern Section 13 40,400 18,100 17,700 22,400 515.8 1.3%
Southern Section 13 10,000 9,700 9,400 300 91.2 0.3%
Total 103 983,500 718,200 637,300 265,400 1,174.6 1.2%

Notes

Economy

Business districts

  • Downtown Haifa – the central business district of Haifa. This area has the port of Haifa, many shops and some beaches
  • Bay area, Haifa – between Haifa and the Krayot. This area has some malls and businesses. This area is also an important transport center with buses to Haifa and the northern part of the country, and trains to the central and southern parts of the country
  • Matam Park, Haifa – Hi-tech park in the south of the city. This park has the offices of Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! of Israel. Matam also has the IEC Tower, one of the tallest in the city
  • Carmel Center neighborhood (Merkaz HaKarmel), Haifa – shops and restaurants
  • Coastal strip of Haifa – from Downtown to Matam park
  • HaGa'aton Boulevard, Nahariya – The main street of the city from the beaches to Highway 4. The street has shops, restaurants, some hotels and the railway and bus stations
  • Coastal strip of Nahariya – some restaurants and one of northernmost coastal strips in the country
  • Industrial park of Karmiel – in the east of the city

Shopping centers

Haifa

Krayot

Nahariya

Karmiel

Akko

Shefaram

Transportation

The bus company Egged runs many lines within Haifa and some lines connecting Haifa with other cities in the metropolitan area. Israel's national highway network connects Haifa with other metropolitan areas, cities and suburbs. Haifa Airport serves domestics flights to Eilat and international flights to Cyprus and Greece. Israel Railways runs inter city lines to other cities in the country and one commuter line from Haifa to its northern suburbs. There are plans for two new lines to its eastern suburbs.

Major highways

The major highways in the Haifa metropolitan area include Area are:

Panoramas

Panorama of Haifa taken from the Bahá'í World Centre on Mount Carmel

See also

References

  1. ^ "Localities, Population and Density Per Sq. Km., by Metropolitan Area and Selected Localities" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. September 15, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2023.