Ofakim (Hebrew: אֳפָקִים), (lit. "horizons") is a city in southern Israel, 20 kilometers west of Beersheba. It was founded as a development town on April 19, 1955.
Ofakim was established as a regional center for the rural communities in the area. The early residents were immigrants from North Africa and India.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2007 the city had a population of 24,700. In 2001, the ethnic ...
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Ofakim (Hebrew: אֳפָקִים), (lit. "horizons") is a city in southern Israel, 20 kilometers west of Beersheba. It was founded as a development town on April 19, 1955.
Ofakim was established as a regional center for the rural communities in the area. The early residents were immigrants from North Africa and India.
According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2007 the city had a population of 24,700. In 2001, the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.7% Jewish and other non-Arab, with no significant Arab population. There were 11,200 males and 11,800 females - 41.8% 19 years of age or younger, 14.5% between 20 and 29, 18.5% between 30 and 44, 12.5% from 45 to 59, 3.6% from 60 to 64, and 9.1% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 0.6%.
In 2000, there were 5,655 salaried workers and 300 self-employed. The mean monthly wage for a salaried worker was NIS 3,728, a real change of 7.5% over the course of 2000. Salaried males had a mean monthly...
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