Bitha Facts

Area1.4 km²
Population813
Population change (1975 to 2020)+66.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+35.3%
Area Codes8
Local Time
TimezoneIsrael Daylight Time
Lat & Lng31.33431, 34.63371
Postal Codes85106

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Bitha Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population489552601734813
Population Density355.6 / km²401.5 / km²437.1 / km²533.8 / km²591.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bitha Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 22.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Bitha+50.1%+33%+22.1%
Southern District (Israel)+134.7%+73.8%+31%
Israel+141.5%+78.8%+33.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bitha Population Density

Population Density: 591 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Bitha8131.375 km²591 / km²
Southern District (Israel)1.1 million14,450.3 km²78 / km²
Israel8.3 million22,078 km²374 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bitha Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Bitha CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Bitha8,506 tn10.46 tn6,186.4 tons/km²
Southern District (Israel)11,654,295 tn10.35 tn806.5 tons/km²
Israel81,985,471 tn9.92 tn3,713.4 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Bitha CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)8,506 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.46 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)6,186.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (4)
EarthquakeMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
7/30/152:39 AM4.280.6 km13,000 m24km NNE of `En Boqeq, Israelusgs.gov
12/2/077:38 AM494.1 km10,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/23/0710:19 PM4.465.1 km11,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/20/0711:21 PM3.298.6 km5,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/20/079:18 AM4.695.8 km10,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
2/9/0710:14 PM4.582.6 km15,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
2/9/0710:12 PM494.5 km2,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
10/3/054:05 AM4.496.4 km10,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
3/15/0411:49 PM4.386.3 km12,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
2/11/048:15 AM5.395 km26,700 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov

Bitha

Bitha (Hebrew: בִּטְחָה, lit. Tranquillity) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 675. moshav was established in 1..

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