Kfar Shmaryahu
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| Kfar Shmaryahu | |||
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |||
| • Hebrew | כְּפַר שְׁמֵרְיָהוּ | ||
| • ISO 259 | Kpar Šmaryahu | ||
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 Kfar Shmaryahu
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| Coordinates: 32°11′5.88″N 34°49′12.45″E / 32.1849667°N 34.820125°ECoordinates: 32°11′5.88″N 34°49′12.45″E / 32.1849667°N 34.820125°E | |||
| District | Tel Aviv | ||
| Founded | 1937 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Local council | ||
| • Head of Municipality | Dror Aloni | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2,570 dunams (2.57 km2 or 0.99 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 1,800 | ||
Kfar Shmaryahu is a local council in Israel, within the Tel Aviv District. The council was founded in 1937, during the Fifth Aliyah to Israel.[1]
Kfar Shmaryahu is ranked very highly on the Israeli socio-economic scale (10 out of 10).[2] According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Kfar Shmaryahu's municipality annually spends NIS 8,700 per resident, a figure higher than Tel Aviv and over twice as high as Jerusalem.[3]
[edit] Notable residents
- Shulamit Aloni (born 1928), politician and left-wing activist
[edit] References
- ^ "Village history". kfar-shemaryahu.muni.il. http://www.kfar-shemaryahu.muni.il/modules/article/view.article.php/c4/27. Retrieved 2006-11-24. (Hebrew)
- ^ Haaretz.com Richest Towns in Israel http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/the-richest-towns-savyon-kfar-shmaryahu-omer-1.4808
- ^ "Investing in You". Yedioth Ahronoth - Mamon. 2008-02-12. pp. 1.
[edit] External links
- Official website of Kfar Shmaryahu (Hebrew)
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