El'ad
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| hebrew : | אלעד | ||
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| District : | Central | ||
| Founded : | 1998 | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 4 ' N , 34 ° 58' E | ||
| Height : | 122 m | ||
| Area : | 2.756 km² | ||
| Residents : | 47,866 (as of 2018) | ||
| Population density : | 17,368 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Community code : | 1309 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC + 2 | ||
| Community type: | City administration | ||
| Mayor : | Yisruel Porusch | ||
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El'ad or Elad ( Hebrew אלעד) is a planned city in Israel in the central district , east of the greater Tel Aviv area . It lies between Rosh HaAyin and Shoham . Her name means "God forever". The name giver for the modern city is a member (1 Chronicles 7:21) of the biblical tribe Ephraim located here .
history
The city was founded in 1998 to provide more housing for the rapidly growing ultra-Orthodox Jewish population. In particular, it is considered the satellite city of Bnei Brak , where there are hardly any reserves left for housing construction.
In February 2008, Elʿad received city administration status .
Elʿad already had 36,000 inhabitants in 2009, and 47,866 in 2018. It is considered to be one of the fastest growing cities in Israel.
Residents
The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics reported the following population figures for the city administration in the census of December 28, 2008:
| Year of the census | 2008 | 2016 |
| Number of inhabitants | 33,783 | 45,854 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
- ↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
- ^ Israel Central Bureau of Statistics