Be'er Ya'akov
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| Be'er Ya'akov | |
| Hebrew | בְּאֵר יַעֲקֹב |
| Name meaning | The Well of Jacob |
| Founded in | 1907 |
| Government | Local council (from 1949) |
| Also spelled | Be'er Ya'aqov (officially) |
| District | Center |
| Population | 9,400[1] (2006) |
| Jurisdiction | 8,580 dunams (8.6 km²) |
| Head of municipality | Nisim Gozlan |
Be'er Ya'akov (Hebrew: בְּאֵר יַעֲקֹב (lit. Jacob's Well)) is a town (local council) in the Center District of Israel.
Its area is 8,580 dunams (~8.6 km²),[2] and its population is 9,400 (December 2006 estimate).[1]
Be'er Ya'akov was founded in 1907 by Jewish immigrants from Dagestan and granted the status of a local council in 1949. It was named after Rabbi Ya'akov Yitzhaki, a Jewish pioneer.[3]
Despite its small size and population, Be'er Ya'akov has two hospitals: Asaf HaRofe Hospital (in the Tzrifin area), and Shmuel HaRofe Geriatric Hospital.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (2007-12-31). Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Be'er Ya'akov (Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books, 76. ISBN 965-448-413-7.
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