- Pardesiya
Infobox Israel municipality
name=Pardesiya
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hebname=Hebrew|פַּרְדֵּסִיָּה
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meaning=Orchard place
founded=1837
type=lc
typefrom=1952
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district=center
population=6,200
popyear=2006
area_dunam=1273mayor=
Pardesiya ( _he. פַּרְדֵּסִיָּה) is a town (local council) in the Center District of
Israel . It is located on theSharon plain , betweenKfar Yona and theLev HaSharon Regional Council . It was founded between 1937 and 1939cite book|title=Lexicon of the Land of Israel|publisher=Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books|year=1999|first=Immanuel|last=HaReuveni|pages=pp. 799-800|isbn=965-448-413-7 he icon] and its population in 2006 was 6,200.cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/population/new_2009/table3.pdf|publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics |title=Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population|date=2007-12-31|accessdate=2008-05-21]History
The lands of Pardesiya were purchased in 1928 by
Yona Fisher , but remained unused. In 1937, the Yemenite "olim" organization asked its members to come to the land to build a village, promising cheap land. Twenty families came and in 1939 completed the construction. DuringWorld War II , the villagers found themselves unemployed and unable to pay taxes for their housing. The residents managed to settle the issue with theJewish Agency for Israel and coninued living in the village. After the war, a new neighborhood was built, as well as a "ma'abara" to absorb new immigrants. Pardesiya gained local council status in 1952.Demographics
In 2005, the population of Har Adar was 99.5% Jewish, with an additional 0.5% being other non-Arabs. Out of the 3,100 residents, 3,000 were men, and 1,100 women.cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2005/pdf/617_0171.pdf|title=Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Pardesiya|publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=2008-05-22 he icon] The age distribution was as follows:
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