Kadima-Zoran

Kadima-Zoran
קָדִימָה צוֹרָן
Local council (from 2003)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Qadíma-Çoran
 • Also spelledKadima-Tzoran (official)
Kadima-Zoran is located in Central Israel
Kadima-Zoran
Kadima-Zoran
Location within Central Israel
Kadima-Zoran is located in Israel
Kadima-Zoran
Kadima-Zoran
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 32°16′34″N 34°54′40″E / 32.27611°N 34.91111°E / 32.27611; 34.91111
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
SubdistrictHaSharon
Natural RegionWestern Sharon
Founded2003 (merger)
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityKeren Green
Area
 • Total
10,372 dunams (10.372 km2; 4.005 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
22,655
 • Density2,184.2/km2 (5,657.2/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 2024 it had a population of 22,655.

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

History

Before the 20th century, the territory of Kadima-Zoran formed part of the Forest of Sharon, a hallmark of the region's historical landscape. It was an open woodland dominated by Mount Tabor Oak (Quercus ithaburensis), which extended from Kfar Yona in the north to Ra'anana in the south. The local Arab inhabitants traditionally used the area for pasture, firewood and intermittent cultivation. The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the coastal plain during the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequent environmental degradation known from Hebrew sources.

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. 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

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.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19724,100—    
19833,300−19.5%
19955,100+54.5%
200816,500+223.5%
202222,153+34.3%
202422,655+2.3%

Voting Patterns

In the 2022 election, 64 percent of voters in Kadima-Zoran voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 34 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 0.2 percent voted for the Arab parties.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Marom, Roy (1 December 2022). "יער‬ ‫השרון (אל-ע'אבה) בתקופה העות'מאנית:‬ ‫בתקופה‬ ‫מהמחקר‬ ‫חדשות‬ ‫תובנות‬ ‫הגיאוגרפי-היסטורי The Oak Forest of the Sharon (al-Ghaba) in the Ottoman Period: New Insights from Historical- Geographical Studies". Muse. 5: 90–107.
  3. 1 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.
  4. ↑ "Regional Statistics". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Additional files - census 2008". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 July 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2026.