Hadera
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| Hadera | ||
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| Hebrew | חֲדֵרָה | |
| Name Meaning | Green (in Arabic) | |
| Founded in | 1890 | |
| Government | City | |
| District | Haifa | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | |
| Population | 76,300 (2006) | |
| Jurisdiction | 53,000 dunams (53 km²) | |
| Mayor | Chaim Avitan | |
Hadera (Hebrew: חֲדֵרָה Ḥadera; Arabic: الخضيرة Al-Ḫuḍayraḧ, El-Khudeira) is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately half-way between the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city has grown from its foundation in 1891 by Russian and Eastern European members of the Zionist group, Hovevei Zion, to one of a population of 76,300. In the city center is a synagogue, along with remnants of an Arab inn, which was purchased with the land and served as the first house of the pioneers.
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[edit] History
Hadera was founded in 1891, at the dawn of modern Zionism by Russian and Eastern European immigrants who were members of the Zionist group Hovevei Zion on land purchased by Yehoshua Hankin, who was known as the Redeemer of the Valley. The town derives its name from the Arabic word khadra, meaning "green" in reference to the wild weeds which covered the marshes on which the town is built. The first settlers of the town were decimated by nearby malaria-breeding swamps as the city's cemetery bears witness. Initially, Hadera was a lonely outpost of just 10 families and 4 guards but with time others followed and the city has now grown to over 75,000 inhabitants.
Hadera, considered a relatively safe place by its citizens, was jolted by several acts of terrorism over the course of a few years, including a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a falafel stand on October 26 2005, killing five civilians. However, since the construction of the nearby West Bank barrier, the frequency of such incidents has dropped dramatically. On August 4, 2006, three rockets fired by Hezbollah hit Hadera. Hadera is 50 miles (80 km) south of the Lebanese border and marked the farthest point inside Israel that the terrorist organization hit.
[edit] Demographics
According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.2% Jewish and other non-Arab, with no significant Arab population. There are 776 immigrant settlers. See Population groups in Israel.
According to CBS, in 2001 there were 35,700 males and 37,400 females. The population of the city was spread out with 32.9% 19 years of age or younger, 15.4% between 20 and 29, 18.8% between 30 and 44, 17.3% from 45 to 59, 4.0% from 60 to 64, and 11.7% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 1.7%.
[edit] Income
According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 27,920 salaried workers and 1,819 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 5,135, a real change of 8.0% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 6,607 (a real change of 9.0%) versus ILS 3,598 for females (a real change of 3.1%). The mean income for the self-employed is 6,584. There are 1,752 people who receive unemployment benefits and 6,753 people who receive an income guarantee.
[edit] Education
According to CBS, there are 42 schools and 15,622 students in the city. They are spread out as 24 elementary schools and 7,933 elementary school students, and 21 high schools and 7,689 high school students. 57.5% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.
In 1987 Israel's first Democratic school was started in Hadera - the Democratic School of Hadera.
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[edit] Twin cities
- Image:Flag of Germany.svg Nuremberg, Germany since 1995
- Image:Flag of the United States.svg Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. since 1981
- Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Haren (Groningen), Netherlands
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- City of Hadera (Hebrew)
| Haifa District | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities | Baqa-Jatt | Carmel City | Hadera | Haifa | Kiryat Ata | Kiryat Bialik | Kiryat Motzkin | Kiryat Yam | Nesher | Or Akiva | Tirat Carmel | Umm al-Fahm | Image:Israel haifa dist.png |
| Local councils | Ar'ara | Basma | Binyamina-Giv'at Ada | Jisr az-Zarqa | Kafr Qara | Ma'ale Iron | Pardes Hanna-Karkur | Fureidis | Kiryat Tiv'on | Rekhasim | Zikhron Ya'aqov | |
| Regional councils | Alona | Hof Karmel | Menashe | Zevulun | |
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