Shoham
שֹׁהַם | |
|---|---|
Local council (from 1993) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Šohm |
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  Shoham  Shoham | |
| Coordinates: 31°59′59″N 34°56′46″E / 31.99972°N 34.94611°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Dafna Rabinovitch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,889 dunams (5.889 km2 or 2.274 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 22,731 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | onyx |
| Website | www.shoham.muni.il |
Shoham (Hebrew: שֹׁהַם, lit. 'onyx') is a town (local council) in the Central District of Israel. The name relates to one of the 12 stones on the Hoshen, the sacred breastplate worn by a Jewish high priest (Exodus 28:20), similar to other nearby towns: Nofekh, Bareket, Leshem and Ahlama (the former name of Beit Arif).[2] As of 2022, Shoham had a population of 22,731.[1] Its jurisdiction is 5,889 dunams (~5.9 km2).[3]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p. 66, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
- ^ "Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Shoham" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2008-09-28.