Kiryat Ekron
Kiryat Ekron
קִרְיַת עֶקְרוֹן | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Qiryat ʕeqron |
| • Also spelled | Qiryath Eqron (official) |
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Coat of arms | |
Kiryat Ekron | |
| Coordinates: 31°51′39.48″N 34°49′23″E / 31.8609667°N 34.82306°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Ilan Yarimi |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,313 dunams (2.313 km2; 0.893 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 11,288 |
| • Density | 4,880/km2 (12,640/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.3% |
| • Arabs | 0.7% |
Kiryat Ekron or Qiryath Eqron (Hebrew: קִרְיַת עֶקְרוֹן) is a town located on the coastal plain in the Central District of Israel. Located immediately south of the city of Rehovot on Highway 411 next to the Bilu Junction, in 2023 it had a population of 11,288.