Or Akiva אור עקיבא | |
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  Or Akiva  Or Akiva | |
| Coordinates:32°30′N34°55′E / 32.500°N 34.917°E /32.500; 34.917 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District |  Haifa |
| Subdistrict | Hadera |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Municipality of Or Akiva |
| • Mayor | Simha Yosifov(Likud)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,539dunams (3.539 km2; 1.366 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 24,203 |
| • Density | 6,839/km2 (17,710/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.5% |
| • Arabs | 0.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
| Name meaning | Light of Akiva |
| Website | oraqiva.muni.il |
Or Akiva (Hebrew:אור עקיבא,lit. 'Light of Akiva') is a city in theHaifa District ofIsrael, on the country'scoastal plain. It is located inland from the ancient port city ofCaesarea and theMediterranean Sea, and to the north of the city ofHadera. It is 39 kilometres (24 miles) south ofHaifa and 48 km (30 mi) north ofTel Aviv. In 2023 it had a population of 24,203.[2]
Or Akiva was founded in the early 1950s as ama’abara (transit camp) for new Jewish immigrants, the majority hailing fromMorocco. It was built on the land of thedepopulated Palestinian villageBarrat Qisarya.[3] In the 1990s, new immigrants from the formerSoviet Union began to settle there, which led to an upswing in building and development.[4]
According to theIsrael Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2005 the city had a total population of 15,800, making it is the least-populous city in Israel. According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.3%Jewish and other non-Arab, with no significantArab population. There were 7,400 males and 7,900 females. The population of the city was spread out, with 33.7% 19 years of age or younger, 15.4% between 20 and 29, 20.8% between 30 and 44, 16.3% from 45 to 59, 4.1% from 60 to 64, and 9.7% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was -0.1%.
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Or Akiva is home to a number of large industrial plants, among them Dexxon (pharmaceuticals), Anna Lotan Ltd. (professional skin care), Darbox Ltd. (plastic packaging), Meprolight (gunsights and nightvision),Plasson (livestock feeders), Resonetics (medical devices)[5] andTyco International (electronics).
According to CBS, there are 10 schools and 2,409 students in the city. They are spread out, as 6 elementary schools and 1,575 elementary school students, and 5 high schools and 834 high school students. 51.9% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.
Since 2005gap year volunteers fromHabonim Dror have volunteered in the town and surrounding areas working in schools and in extracurricular frameworks with Arab and Jewish youth.
Located in the north of the city, bounded by the northern industrial area to the east and road number 2 (coastal road) to the west. Today, about 4,500 residents live in the neighborhood, which is about 1,700 households.
Located between the center and the south of the city bounded between Shidlovsky Boulevard to the north, Koplovich to the east and Hanasi Weizman Boulevard to the south and west.
Located in the center of the city and is bounded between Shidlovsky streets in the south, Herzl-Stanley in the north, Ha'atsmaat in the east and the beach road in the west.
A new neighborhood on the eastern side of Or Akiva bounded by Route 4 in the east, Shidlovsky Street in the south, in the Ben Gurion neighborhood in the west.
A new neighborhood on the west side of Or Akiva is bounded by Route 2 in the west, Shadilovsky Boulevard in the north and Shikimim St. in the south. The neighborhood is characterized by residential towers.
An old neighborhood located north of the Ben Gurion neighborhood and bounded by Route 2 to the west and David Elazar St. to the north.
Located in the south of Or Akiva, at the western end. The neighborhood is bounded between Hanasi Weizman Boulevard and Shidlovsky Boulevard in the north, Highway 2 in the west, east of King David Boulevard in the east (Orot neighborhood), to the south the Or Yam neighborhood.
Located on the eastern side of Or Akiva and bordered to the west by the Gani Rabin neighborhood, to the south by the Or Yam neighborhood and to the east by Highway 4.
A new neighborhood being built on the historic lands of Baron Rothschild by the Or Akiva Municipality and theCaesarea Development Corporation.
Or Akiva istwinned with:
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