Baqa-Jatt

Baqa-Jatt was an Israeli Arab city in the Haifa District of Israel established in 2003 through a merger of Baqa al-Gharbiyye and Jatt. However, the merger was dissolved on 1 November 2010. Encompassing an area of 18,100 dunams (18.1 km²), Baqa-Jatt was part of the region known as the Triangle.

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Place details

Locality: באקה אל-גרביה
Region: מחוז חיפה
Country: ישראל
Population: 29,950

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Baqa-Jatt
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.translit_lang1: Hebrew
Settlement.translit_lang1_type3: Also spelled
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: Baqa-Jat (official)
Settlement.image_skyline: Baqa_el_gharbiya_2007_04_14.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A residential area in Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Settlement.pushpin_map: Israel haifa#Israel
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Official name: باقة جتّ
Population: 28125
Area: 18.1
Elevation: 50
Image: Baqa el gharbiya 2007 04 14.jpg

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inception: 2003-00-00
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==Demographics== According to CBS, in 2005 the ethnic makeup of the city was entirely Arab, with no Jews. A total of 48.8% residents were 19 years of age or younger, 16.1% between 20 and 29, 19.3% between 30 and 44, 10.4% from 45 to 59, 2.1% from 60 to 64, and 3.3% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2005 was 2.36%. The population in 2007 was 32,400—an increase of approximately 700 since the previous year.