"Kadima, Israel" redirects here. For the political party, see
Kadima.
Tzoran-Kadima (Hebrew: צוֹרָן-קָדִימָה), also known as Kadima-Tzoran, is a local council in the Center District of Israel. It is the result of the 2003 union of the Tzoran and Kadima councils.
Tzoran-Kadima's population as of December 2009 was 16,800,[1] up from 15,700 at the end of 2004. Most of these are Jews. In 2005, the male/female ratio is 1,013 women to every 1,000 men. The average income of working residents in 2003 was ₪8,544, higher than the national average of ₪6,008. During the 2003/2004 school year, 67.6% of twelfth graders received a Bagrut (matriculation) certificate.
[edit] History
[edit] Kadima
Kadima was founded on July 5, 1933 as an agricultural settlement at the initiative of Yehoshua Hankin. Most of the settlers were German immigrants.[2] Kadima was declared a local council in 1950, and merged with Tzoran in 2003.
Kadima means "forward" in Hebrew, and comes from a Biblical verse (Habakkuk 1:9).[2]
[edit] 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, until it merged with Kadima in 2003.
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