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Hura Facts

Area	6.8 km²
Population	9,975
Male Population	4,922 (49.3%)
Female Population	5,053 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+407.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+48.1%
Median Age	25 years (Male: 24, Female: 26.2)
Local Time
Timezone	Israel Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	31.30084, 34.93606
Postal Codes	84954, 84975, 85730, 85750

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Hura Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	1,966	3,149	6,736	9,081	9,975
Population Density	291.3 / km²	466.5 / km²	997.9 / km²	1,345.3 / km²	1,477.8 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hura Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 34.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Hura	+361.9%	+188.4%	+34.8%
Southern District (Israel)	+134.7%	+73.8%	+31%
Israel	+141.5%	+78.8%	+33.8%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hura Median Age

Median Age: 25 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Hura	25 yrs	26.2 yrs	24 yrs
Southern District (Israel)	27.7 yrs	28.8 yrs	26.7 yrs
Israel	29.5 yrs	30.6 yrs	28.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Hura Population Density

Population Density: 1,478 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Hura	9,975	6.8 km²	1,478 / km²
Southern District (Israel)	1.1 million	14,450.3 km²	78 / km²
Israel	8.3 million	22,078 km²	374 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hura Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Hura CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Hura	103,105 tn	10.34 tn	15,274.9 tons/km²
Southern District (Israel)	11,654,295 tn	10.35 tn	806.5 tons/km²
Israel	81,985,471 tn	9.92 tn	3,713.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Hura CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	103,105 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	10.34 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	15,274.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/30/15	2:39 AM	4.2	52.7 km	13,000 m	24km NNE of `En Boqeq, Israel	usgs.gov
5/24/14	7:27 AM	4.1	97.8 km	20,000 m	24km NW of Petra, Jordan	usgs.gov
12/2/07	7:38 AM	4	70.7 km	10,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
11/23/07	10:19 PM	4.4	62 km	11,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
11/20/07	11:21 PM	3.2	75 km	5,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
11/20/07	9:18 AM	4.6	72.6 km	10,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
2/9/07	10:14 PM	4.5	54.2 km	15,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
2/9/07	10:12 PM	4	66.3 km	2,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
9/17/06	8:22 AM	4	94.5 km	1,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
9/9/06	4:58 AM	4.5	95.5 km	1,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Hura

Hura, or Houra (Hebrew: חוּרָה, חוּרָא, Arabic: حورة‎) is a Bedouin village in the South District of Israel. It is located near Beersheba and beside the town Meitar. The village was established in 1989 as a part of solution offered by the state for t..

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