Tzoran-Kadima

Kadima-Zoran (Hebrew: קדימה-צורן‎), also known as Kadima-Tzoran, is a local council in the Central District of Israel. The result of the 2003 union of the Tzoran and Kadima councils, in 2019 it had a population of 22,683.[1]

Kadima-Zoran צוֹרָן-קָדִימָה‎‎ كاديما تسوران‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Çoran-Qadíma
• Also spelled	Kadima-Tzoran (official)
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Coordinates: 32°16′40″N 34°54′55″E
District	Central
Founded	2003 (merger)
Government
• Type	Local council (from 2003)
• Head of Municipality	Keren Green
Area
• Total	10,372 dunams (10.372 km^2 or 4.005 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	22,683
• Density	2,200/km^2 (5,700/sq mi)
Name meaning	"Forward"-"Silicon"

Kadima-Zoran is home to the "Ta'am Shel Pa'am" (A Taste of Old) museum for the history of the settlement in the elementary school "Nitzanei HaSharon".

History

Kadima

Kadima was founded on 5 July 1933 as an agricultural settlement at the initiative of Yehoshua Hankin. Most of the settlers were German immigrants.[2] The name means "forward" in Hebrew, and was taken from a Biblical verse (Habakkuk 1:9).[2] The town was declared a local council in 1950.

Tzoran

Tzoran, meaning silicon, was founded in 1992 and was planned by architect Rachel Walden. The settlement was named after a Hasmonean city that had existed in the area. It was first populated in 1994, and declared a local council in 1997.

References

1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
2. HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 829. ISBN 965-448-413-7.