Rehasim ( Heb. רכסים ) is a local council in the Haifa District of Israel .
| Local council | |
| Rehasim | |
|---|---|
| Heb. רכסים | |
| A country |  Israel |
| County | Haifa |
| The mayor | Yitzhak Reich |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | and |
| Square | 2,859 km² |
| Height above sea level | |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 11 838 people ( 2018 ) |
View of Rehasim
Located about 80 km northeast of the center of Tel Aviv and 13 km southeast of the city of Haifa , on the outskirts of the Zebulun Plain (northern part of the coastal plain ), at an altitude of 59 m above sea level. The area of the council is 2,859 km².
Population
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel , the population at the beginning of 2018 was 11,838 people [1] .
Most of it is ultra-Orthodox Jews ( Haredim ).
Population dynamics by years:
| 1961 | 1972 | 1983 | 1995 | 2001 | 2002 | 2009 | 2013 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1823 | 2444 | 3739 | 5786 | 7600 | 7700 | 9211 | 10100 | 10682 |
Notes
- ↑ Official data on Israeli settlements on 12/31/2017 (Hebrew) . Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel . Date of treatment December 27, 2018.