Be'er Ya'akov

Be'er Ya'akov

Infobox Israel municipality
name=Be'er Ya'akov


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hebname=Hebrew|בְּאֵר יַעֲקֹב
arname=
meaning=The Well of Jacob
founded=1907
type=lc
typefrom=1949
stdHeb=
altOffSp=Be'er Ya'aqov
altUnoSp=
district=center
population=9,400cite 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=2008-04-09]
popyear=2006
area_dunam=8580

mayor=Nisim Gozlan

Be'er Ya'akov ( _he. בְּאֵר יַעֲקֹב, "lit." Jacob's Well) is a town (local council) in the Center District of Israel.

Its area is 8,580 dunams (~8.6 km²),cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications/local_authorities2005/pdf/344_2530.pdf|title=Local Authorities in Israel 2005, Publication #1295 - Municipality Profiles - Be'er Ya'akov|publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=2008-04-09|language=Hebrew] and its population is 9,400 (December 2006 estimate).

Be'er Ya'akov was founded in 1907 by Jewish immigrants from Dagestan and granted the status of a local council in 1949. It was named after Rabbi Ya'akov Yitzhaki, a Jewish pioneer.cite book|title=Lexicon of the Land of Israel|publisher=Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books|language=Hebrew|year=1999|first=Immanuel|last=HaReuveni|pages=76|isbn=965-448-413-7]

Despite its small size and population, Be'er Ya'akov has two hospitals: Asaf HaRofe Hospital (in the Tzrifin area), and Shmuel HaRofe Geriatric Hospital.

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