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Beitar Illit
Hebrew	ביתר עילית
Founded in	1985
Government	City
District	Judea and Samaria (West Bank)
Population	28 400 (2006)
Jurisdiction	4 300 dunams (4.3 km²)

Beitar Illit (ביתר עילית; unofficially also spelled Betar Illit -- Illit is pronounced: Eeleet) is an Israeli settlement and city in Gush Etzion, a settlement block in the Northern Judea region of the West Bank. The settlement was established in 1985 on purchased land from Nahaleen, Housan and Wadi Foukeen Palestinian villages.as of September, 2006, had a total population of 28,400.[1]

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Income 3 Education 4 See also 5 External links

According to Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 100.0% Jewish, consisting of 8,900 males and 8,400 females. The predominantly Haredi population of the city was spread out with 62.9% 19 years of age or younger, 18.1% between 20 and 29, 14.6% between 30 and 44, 3.4% from 45 to 59, 0.4% from 60 to 64, and 0.7% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 9.6%.

According to the statistics from the Misrad Hapnim - Ministry of Interior the population figures for January 2007 there are 34,427 members listed on their computers and 29,404 citizens that are listed as active.

According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 2,172 salaried workers and 131 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 3,079, a real change of 3.6% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 4,475 (a real change of 7.2%) versus ILS 2,173 for females (a real change of -0.7%). The mean income for the self-employed is 4,438. There are 99 people who receive unemployment benefits and 671 people who receive an income guarantee.

According to CBS, there are 26 schools and yeshivas and 3,225 students in the city. They are spread out as 22 elementary schools and 3,019 elementary school students, and 4 high schools and 206 high school students. ..% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.

• Beitar (fortress), the last Jewish fort held in the Bar Kochba revolt
• Battir, an Arab village adjacent to Betar Illit and the Betar ruins.

• Official site
• Community web site

Judea and Samaria Area
Cities	Ariel | Betar Illit | Ma'ale Adummim
Regional committees	Hebron
Local councils	Alfei Menashe | Beit Arieh | Bet El | Efrat | Elkana | Giv'at Ze'ev | Har Adar | Immanuel | Karnei Shomron | Kedumim | Kiryat Arba | Ma'ale Efraim | Modi'in Illit | Oranit
Regional councils	Gush Etzion | Har Hebron | Matte Binyamin | Megilot Dead Sea | Shomron | Southern Jordan Valley (Biq'at Hayarden)