Kadima-Zoran
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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 / 32.27778°N 34.91528°ECoordinates: 32°16′40″N 34°54′55″E / 32.27778°N 34.91528°E | ||
District | Central | |
Founded | 2003 (merger) | |
Government | ||
• Type | Local council (from 2003) | |
• Head of Municipality | Shavit Mass | |
Area | ||
• Total | 10,372 dunams (10.372 km2 or 4.005 sq mi) | |
Population (2015) | ||
• Total | 20,514 | |
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 2015 it had a population of 20,514.
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".
Kadima was founded on 5 July 1933 as an agricultural settlement at the initiative of Yehoshua Hankin. Most of the settlers were German immigrants. The name means "forward" in Hebrew, and was taken from a Biblical verse (Habakkuk 1:9). The town was declared a local council in 1950.
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.