Rekhasim (Hebrew: רְכָסִים) is a toun (local cooncil) in the Haifa Destrict o Israel.
It is locatit atween Kiryat Tiv'on, Kiryat Ata an Nesher, next tae roads 70, 75 an 762.
Rekhasim
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Ebreu transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Rkasim |
• An aa spelled | Rechasim (unoffeecial) |
File:Rekhasim.jpg | |
Coordinates: 32°44′55.78″N 35°6′2.89″E / 32.7488278°N 35.1008028°E 35°6′2.89″E / 32.7488278°N 35.1008028°E | |
Destrict | Haifa |
Foondit | 1951 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Local cooncil (frae 1959) |
Area | |
• Total | 2.859 km2 (1.104 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 9,200 |
• Density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
Name meanin | Muntain ranges |
Its estimatit population at the end o 2009 wis 9,200, an its jurisdiction wis 2,859 dunams (~2.9 km2). It is rankit law (2 oot o 10) on the Israeli socio-economic scale.
It wis namit efter a verse in the Beuk o Isaiah (Isaiah 40:4), acause the toun is locatit on 4 hill ranges. It wis foondit in 1951 bi released sodgers an residents o nearbi ma'abarot.
Rekhasim lees on fower hills near Munt Carmel, labelled wi Ebreu letters (Hill Alef, Bet, Gimel an Dalet). It borders twa veelages in the Zvulun Regional Cooncil: the Jewish Kfar Hasidim an Arab Ibtin.
Its lawest elevation is anerlie 19.8 m (65 ft) abuin sea level, while the heichest is at 193.6 m (635 ft). The average temperatur in Januar is 11 °C (52 °F), an 27 °C (81 °F) in August. The average annual precipitation is 650 mm (26 in).
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