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Kiryat Bialik
Hebrew	קִרְייַת בְּיַאלִיק
Arabic	كريات بياليك
Name Meaning	Bialik Town
Founded in	1934
Government	City
District	Haifa
Population	36,700 (2005)
Jurisdiction	8,178 dunams (8 km²)
Mayor	Rafi Wertheim
Website	http://www.qbialik.org.il

Kiryat Bialik shown within the Haifa District

Kiryat Bialik (Hebrew: קִרְייַת בְּיַאלִיק‎; also transliterated as Qiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. It is one of many Kerayot (small cities) in the area. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of June 2006 the city had a total population of 36,700. The city was named after the poet Haim Nahman Bialik.

According to CBS, in 2003 the ethnic makeup of the city was all Jewish and other non-Arabs, without significant Arab population. In 2003 there were 133 newly arrived immigrant settlers. (See Population groups in Israel).

According to CBS, in 2003 there were 17,700 males and 19,400 females. The population of the city was spread out with 25.8% 19 years of age or younger, 15.8% between 20 and 29, 17.4% between 30 and 44, 21.5 from 45 to 59, 3.8% from 60 to 64, and 15.6% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2005 was -0.3%.

The city of Kiryat Bialik was a destination for many Jews immigrating to Israel, currently about half of the population are Immigrants came in the last 20 years. South Kiryat Bialik has a high concentration of Ethiopian Immigrants. North Kiryat Bialik has a high concentration of Russian, Caucasian and Georgian Immigrants and Center Kiryat Bialik has a high concentration of Immigrants from Latin America.

According to CBS, as of 2002, in the city there were 17,514 salaried workers and 912 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2002 for a salaried worker in the city was 6,119 NIS, a real change of -4.6% over the course of 2002. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of 7,851 NIS (a real change of -3%) versus 4,491 NIS for females (a real change of -7.2%). The mean income for the self-employed is 5,996 NIS (a real change of -17%). There are 557 people who receive unemployment benefits and 2,701 people who receive an guaranteed minimum income.

According to CBS, there are 9 schools and 6,291 students in the city. They are spread out as 6 elementary schools with 2,540 students, and 3 secondary education schools (2 junior high and 1 high school, under the same administration) with 3,751 students. 63.4% of 12th grade students were entitled to a Bagrut (matriculation) certificate in 2002.

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v • d • e  Haifa District
Cities	Baqa-Jatt | Carmel City | Hadera | Haifa | Kiryat Ata | Kiryat Bialik | Kiryat Motzkin | Kiryat Yam | Nesher | Or Akiva | Tirat Carmel | Umm al-Fahm
Local councils	Ar'ara | Basma | Binyamina-Giv'at Ada | Jisr az-Zarqa | Kafr Qara | Ma'ale Iron | Pardes Hanna-Karkur | Fureidis | Kiryat Tiv'on | Rekhasim | Zikhron Ya'aqov
Regional councils	Alona | Hof Karmel | Menashe | Zevulun

Coordinates: 32°50′N, 35°05′E