Kfar Vradim
Kfar Vradim
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Kpar Wradim |
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  Kfar Vradim Location within Northwest Israel  Kfar Vradim Location within Israel | |
| Coordinates: 32°59′26″N 35°16′25″E / 32.99056°N 35.27361°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Natural Region | Yehi'am |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Eyal Shmueli |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,701 dunams (4.701 km2; 1.815 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 5,534 |
| • Density | 1,177/km2 (3,049/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Village of Roses |
Kfar Vradim (Hebrew: כְּפַר וְרָדִים) is a town (local council) in northern Israel, with a population of 5,534 in 2024.[1] It is situated south of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the border with Lebanon. Kfar Vradim is close to Ma'alot-Tarshiha (2 kilometers), Karmiel (16 kilometers) and Nahariya (20 kilometers). In 2018 it had a population of 5800.
History
As of 2018, there were contentious plans to build 2,200 new housing units, more than doubling the number of households in the town.[2][3]
Demographics
In 2022, 90.6% of the population was Jewish, 2.2% was Christian, 1% was Druze, 0.8% was Muslim and 5.4% was counted as other.[4]
Voting Patterns
In the 2022 election, 76 percent of voters in Kfar Vradim voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 18 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 3 percent voted for the Arab parties.[5]
Notable residents
- Shani Boianjiu, novelist.
- Matti Caspi, musician.
- Romi Gonen, kidnapped to Gaza during the October 7 attacks
Twin towns
Kfar Vradim is twinned with:
References
- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Lynfield, Ben (18 March 2018). "Arab rights group blasts 'racist' decision halting land sales". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ "Israeli town halts tender after Arabs buy up land". Times of Israel. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ "כפר ורדים" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ↑ "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
External links
- Kfar Vradim website Archived 2020-04-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
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