Hadera

Hadera
חדרה
Hebrew transcription(s)
  ISO 259Ḥdera
Hadera
Hadera
Coordinates: 32°27′N 34°55′E / 32.450°N 34.917°E / 32.450; 34.917
Country Israel
District Haifa
SubdistrictHadera
Founded1891 (1891)
Government
  MayorNir Ben Haim
Area
  Total
53,000 dunams (53 km2 or 20 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
103,041
  Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Ethnicity
  Jews and others99%
  Arabs1%
Websitewww.hadera.muni.il

Hadera (Hebrew: חדרה, pronounced [χadeˈʁa]) is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, in the northern Sharon region, approximately 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along 7 km (5 mi) of the Israeli coastal plain. The city's population includes a notable community of post-Soviet and Ethiopian aliyah arrivals. In 2022 it had a population of 103,041.

Hadera was established in 1891 as a farming colony by members of the Zionist group, Hovevei Zion, from Lithuania and Latvia. By 1948, it was a regional center with a population of 11,800. In 1952, Hadera was declared a city, with jurisdiction over an area of 53,000 dunams.