El'ad

El'ad
אלעד
City (from 2008)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259ʔelˁad
Official logo of El'ad
El'ad is located in Central Israel
El'ad
El'ad
El'ad is located in Israel
El'ad
El'ad
Coordinates: 32°3′8″N 34°57′4″E / 32.05222°N 34.95111°E / 32.05222; 34.95111
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
Founded1998
Government
 • MayorYe'uda Butbul (Shas)
Area
 • Total2,756 dunams (2.756 km2 or 1.064 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total49,487
 • Density18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Jews and others100%
Websitehttp://www.elad.muni.il

El'ad, (Hebrew: אלעד), is a city in the Central District of Israel. In the 1990s, it was built for a Haredi Jewish population and to a lesser extent, it was also built for a Religious Zionist Jewish population. Located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Tel Aviv on Route 444 between Rosh HaAyin and Shoham, it had a population of 49,487 in 2022.[1] El'ad is the only locality in Israel officially designated a religious municipality. The name El'ad means "Forever God", but it is also named after a member of the tribe of Ephraim, who lived in this area (1 Chronicles 7:21).[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.6, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)