Haifa metropolitan area

Haifa Metropolitan Area

Largest city	Haifa
Other cities	Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Yam, Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Ata, Tirat Carmel, Nesher, Tamra, Karmiel, Nahariya, Akko
Population	Ranked 3rd in Israel
- Total	891,000 (2013 est.)
- Density	984.5/km²

Haifa is the third largest city in Israel and the centre of the Haifa metropolitan area.

The Krayot.

Nahariya.

Karmiel.

Haifa metropolitan area (Hebrew: מטרופולין חיפה‎) is a metropolitan area including areas from both the Haifa and the North Districts of Israel. It is located along the Israeli Mediterranean coastline. The Haifa metropolitan area is the third largest metropolitan area in Israel, with an estimated population of almost 1 million.

Metropolitan rings

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

Metropolitan rings in the Haifa metropolitan area

Metropolitan ring	Localities	Population (2013 census)				Population density (per km²)	Annual Population growth rate
		Total	Jews and others1	Thereof: Jews	Arabs
Core2	1	273,200	244,300	217,800	28,900	3,962.4	0.4%
Inner Ring3	30	310,000	278,100	258,400	31,900	1,114.9	1.3%
Northern Section	3	116,500	116,400	106,000	100	5,306.0	0.9%
Eastern Section	16	92,100	88,200	83,800	3,800	1,065.5	1.4%
Southern Section	11	101,500	73,500	68,700	28,000	597.9	1.5%
Outer Ring4	98	307,800	135,700	127,700	172,200	623.7	1.7%
Northern Section	57	262,900	110,100	102,600	152,800	860.6	1.6%
Eastern Section	23	35,900	16,800	16,500	19,100	458.1	2.0%
Southern Section	18	9,100	8,800	8,600	300	82.6	3.1%
Total	129	891,100	658,000	604,000	233,000	1,060.1	1.1%

Notes

• ¹ The population of "Jews and others" includes Jews, non-Arab Christians and those not classified by religion.
• ² The core area includes the city of Haifa.
• ³ The inner ring consists of the Haifa District and includes the cities Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Yam, Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Ata, Tirat Carmel and Nesher, as well as a multitude of smaller towns (local councils).
• ⁴ The outer ring includes the cities Tamra, Karmiel and Nahariya, as well as many smaller towns (local councils).

Economy

Business districts

• Downtown Haifa - the central business district of Haifa. In this area has the port of Haifa, many shops and some beaches.
• Bay area - Haifa - between Haifa and the Krayot. In this area has some malls and business. This area is also important transport center with buses to Haifa and north the country and with trains to central and south the country.
• Matam park - Haifa - Hi-tech park in south of the city. In this park has the offices of Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! of Israel. Matam also has the IEC Tower, one of the tallest in thecity.
• Carmel center (Merkaz HaKarmel) - Haifa - shops and restaurant.
• Coastal strip of Haifa - from the downtown until Matam park.
• HaGaaton boulavard - 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 northmost coastal strips in the country.
• Industrial park of Karmiel - in the east of the city.

Shopping centers

Haifa

• Haifa Mall
• Grand canyon
• Lev HaMifratz Mall
• Horev center

Krayot

• HaKiryon
• Azrieli Kiryat Ata

Nahariya

• Nahariya Mall
• Kanyon HaTzafon (The north mall)

Karmiel

• Hotzot Karmiel Mall

Akko

• Azrieli Akko

Transportation

The bus company Egged turn on many lines within Haifa city and some lines connecting Haifa with other cities in the metropolitan area. Israel's national highway network connecting Haifa with other metropolitan areas, far cities and her suburbs. Haifa Airport is airport with domestics flights to Eilat and flights to Jordan. Israel Railways turn on inter city line to other cities in the country and one commuter line from Haifa to northern suburbs. In the future, plans more two new lines to eastern suburbs.

Major highways

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

• Highway 2 - connects Haifa with Tel Aviv.
• Highway 4 - connects all Israeli coastal plain cities and pass via Haifa city.
• Highway 75 - connects Haifa with Lower Galilee via Jezreel Valley.
• Highway 70 - connects Carmel plain with Western Galilee. most part of this highway without the metropolitan area.
• Highway 85 - connects Akko with Upper Galilee.
• Highway 79 - connects Krayot area with Lower Galilee.

Panoramas

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

See also

• List of cities in Israel