Beit Dagan

Beit Dagan (Hebrew: בֵּית דָּגָן, lit. "House of Grain") is a town and local council in the Central District of Israel. Located adjacent to Rishon LeZion, it had a population of 7,285 in 2019.[1] It was awarded local council status in 1958.

Beit Dagan

בֵּית דָּגָן
Local council (from 1958)
Hebrew transcription(s)
  ISO 259Beit D
Beit Dagan
Beit Dagan
Coordinates: 32°0′9.68″N 34°49′45.29″E
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
Founded1948
Government
  Head of MunicipalityElyahu Dadon
Area
  Total1,530 dunams (1.53 km2 or 380 acres)
Population
 (2019)[1]
  Total7,285
  Density4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Name meaningHouse of Grain

History

Beit Dagan was founded in 1948 at the site of the Palestinian village Bayt Dajan by Mizrahi Jewish immigrants from Yemen and North Africa. It is probably situated in the area of Biblical Beit Dagon,[2] a village in the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:41).

Climate

Beit Dagan is the home of the Israel Meteorological Service.

Beit Dagan has a Mediterranean climate with hot and rainless summers, and with cold and rainy winters. Springs and autumns are cool to warm. Humidity is high during winter and low during summer, which makes summers rainless and hot, between average high of 30.8 °C (87.4 °F) and average low of 20.4 °C (68.7 °F). Winters are rainy and mild, between average high of 18.5 °C (65.3 °F) and average low of 7.6 °C (45.7 °F). Beit Dagan receives 550.5 mm (21.7 in) of precipitation per year and there are only 7 months of heavy rain.

Climate data for Beit Dagan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 17.8
(64.0)
18.1
(64.6)
20.1
(68.2)
24.5
(76.1)
27
(81)
29.2
(84.6)
30.8
(87.4)
31.2
(88.2)
30.4
(86.7)
28.3
(82.9)
24.1
(75.4)
19.7
(67.5)
25.1
(77.2)
Average low °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0)
7.1
(44.8)
8.8
(47.8)
11.5
(52.7)
14.6
(58.3)
17.9
(64.2)
20.6
(69.1)
21.2
(70.2)
19.4
(66.9)
16
(61)
11.8
(53.2)
8.6
(47.5)
13.7
(56.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 140.5
(5.53)
96.9
(3.81)
66.1
(2.60)
17.5
(0.69)
2.2
(0.09)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.4
(0.02)
20.4
(0.80)
76.2
(3.00)
130.3
(5.13)
550.5
(21.67)
Source: Israel Meteorological Service[3]

Transportation

Beit Dagan's main transportation hub is the Beit Dagan Junction, between highway 44 and route 412, serving as a bus terminal for lines to Rishon LeZion, Tzrifin, Ashkelon, Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, Rehovot, etc.

The large Shapirim Interchange (intersection of Highway 1 and Route 412) is located on the northern side of town.

Notable residents

  • Yam Madar (born 2000), Israeli professional basketball player

References


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