Rekhasim

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 רְכָסִים‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Rkasim
• Forby spelt	Rechasim (unoffeecial)
Rekhasim
Coordinates: 32°44′55.78″N 35°6′2.89″E
Destrict	Haifa
Foondit	1951
Govrenment
• Teep	Local cooncil (frae 1959)
Area
• Total	2.859 km2 (1.104 sq mi)
Population  (2009)[1]
• 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,^[1] an its jurisdiction wis 2,859 dunams (~2.9 km²). It is rankit law (2 oot o 10) on the Israeli socio-economic scale.^[2]

History an name

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.^[3]

Geografie

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).^[2]