Kadima-Zoran

Kadima-Zoran קָדִימָה צוֹרָן‎ كاديما تسوران
Local council (from 2003)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Qadíma-Çoran
• Also spelled	Kadima-Tzoran (official)
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Coordinates: 32°16′40″N 34°54′55″E / 32.27778°N 34.91528°E / 32.27778; 34.91528Coordinates: 32°16′40″N 34°54′55″E / 32.27778°N 34.91528°E / 32.27778; 34.91528
Country	Israel
District	Central
Founded	2003 (merger)
Government
• Head of Municipality	Keren Green
Area
• Total	10,372 dunams (10.372 km2 or 4.005 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	22,683
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Name meaning	"Forward"-"Silicon"

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 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 . 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.

Notable people[]

• Yoav Cohen (born 1999), Olympic windsurfer
• Roi Huber (born 1997), basketball player
• David Levin (born 1999), ice hockey player

References[]

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