Nahariya
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Nahariya (Hebrew: נַהֲרִיָּה; Arabic: نهاريّا Nahāriyyā) is a city of the North District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2004 the city had a total population of 49,300.
It is located on the Mediterranean coast just south of the Lebanese border at Rosh Hanikra. Sderot Ga'aton, the city's main street is divided down the middle by the Ga'aton River and shaded by the thick branches of spreading eucalyptus trees overhead[link]. The city gets its name from this river (nahar means "river" in Hebrew). The Nahariya Train Station and the Nahariya Central Bus Station are near the intersection of Sderot Ga'aton and the main highway. Sderot Ga'aton continues from the intersection through the heart of Nahariya leading to where the Ga'aton River empties into the Mediterranean Sea. There was formerly an attraction where people could ride on small motorboats near the mouth of the river, but the mouth has since largely dried up.
History
Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the fifth aliyah in the 1930s. Construction of homes started in 1933, and the first two families permanently settled in Nahariya on February 10, 1935, which is now considered the official founding date of Nahariya.Nahariya was first intended to be an agricultural village, but the residents soon realized that agriculture in the area was impractical at best, and therefore used the natural setting and beaches of the area to encourage tourism. Many British officers during the British mandate of Palestine coming from Khartoum stopped in Nahariya.
The dairy company Strauss (now Strauss Elite) was also founded in Nahariya due to the failure of agriculture.
Demographics
According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 97.3% Jewish and other non-Arabs, without significant Arab population. In 2001 there were 355 immigrant settlers. See population groups in Israel.According to CBS, in 2001 there were 22,200 males and 23,700 females. The population of the city was spread out with 29.5% 19 years of age or younger, 16.3% between 20 and 29, 18.8% between 30 and 44, 17.3% from 45 to 59, 4.1% from 60 to 64, and 13.9% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 4.2%.
Income
According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 17,916 salaried workers and 1,283 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 5,736, a real change of 7.0% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 7,353 (a real change of 7.6%) versus ILS 3,950 for females (a real change of 2.5%). The mean income for the self-employed is 9,078. There are 886 people who receive unemployment benefits and 3,611 people who receive an income guarantee.Education
According to CBS, there are 22 schools and 7,541 students in the city. They are spread out as 15 elementary schools and 4,074 elementary school students, and 10 high schools and 3,467 high school students. 56.5% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.External links
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