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Place details
- Locality
- מועצה אזורית חוף הכרמל
- Region
- מחוז חיפה
- Country
- ישראל
- Population
- 5,343
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Standard
- Keisarya
- Official
- Qesarya
- Country
- Israel
- District
- Haifa
- Council
- Hof HaCarmel
- Founded
- 30 BCE (Herodian city), 1101 (Crusader castle), 1884 (Bosniak village), 1952 (Israeli town)
- Area
- 35,000 dunams (35 km ; 14 sq mi)
- Population 2024
- 5,633
- Density
- 160/km (420/sq mi)
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1977
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Hof HaCarmel Regional Council
- Population
- +960
- Elevation
- +20
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- PiCesare064.jpg
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Caesarea (/ˌsɛzəˈriːə, ˌsɛs-, ˌsiːz-/ SE(E)Z-ə-REE-ə, SESS-) is an affluent resort town in north-central Israel, which was named after the ancient city of Caesarea Maritima situated 1–2 kilometres (0.62–1.24 mi) to the south in the adjacent Caesarea National Park.
Located midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa on the coastal plain near the city of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. With a population of 5,633, it is the only Israeli locality managed by a private organization, the Caesarea Development Corporation, and also one of the most populous localities not recognized as a local council.