Hadera
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Hadera (Hebrew: חֲדֵרָה, Ḥadera; Arabic: الخضيرة, Al-Ḫuḍayraḧ) is a ceety locatit in the Haifa Destrict o Israel approximately 45 kilometers (28.0 mi) frae the major ceeties o Tel Aviv an Haifa. The ceety is locatit alang 45 kilometers (28.0 mi) aff the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain. In 2015 it haed a population o 88,783, which includes a heich proportion o immigrants syne 1990, notably frae Ethiopie an the Soviet Union.[2]
Hadera
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Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Ḥdera |
Coordinates: 32°27′N 34°55′E | |
Destrict | Haifa |
Foondit | 1890 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Ceety (frae 1952) |
• Mayor | Tzvika Gendelman |
Area | |
• Total | 53 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 88,783 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
Name meanin | Green (in Arabic) |
Website | www.hadera.muni.il |
Hadera wis established in 1891 as a farmin colony bi members o the Zionist group, Hovevei Zion, frae Lithuanie an Latvie. Bi 1948, it wis a regional centre wi a population o 11,800. It wis declared a ceety in 1952. Wi an aurie o jurisdiction o 53,000 dunams.[3]
Several projects are unner wey tae improve the quality o life in Hadera, includin regeneratin the ceety center, constructin a hie-tech business pairk, an biggin the warld's lairgest desalination plant.[3]