▁In ▁ ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Le hav im , ▁originally ▁called ▁" G iv at ▁L ah av ," ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 2 , 5 2 5 ▁d un ams ▁( 2 . 5   km ²). ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Be ers he ba ' s ▁three ▁satellite ▁towns ▁( the ▁others ▁two ▁are ▁O mer ▁and ▁Me itar ). ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁comm ute ▁to ▁Be ers he ba ▁for ▁work . ▁Le hav im ▁is ▁an ▁upper - middle ▁class ▁community ▁of ▁det ached ▁homes ▁surrounded ▁by ▁pal m ▁trees ▁and ▁gard ens . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁library , ▁a ▁country ▁club , ▁kind er gart ens , ▁a ▁school , ▁two ▁syn agog ues , ▁and ▁a ▁commercial ▁center . ▁Le hav im ▁achieved ▁municipal ▁status ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁CBS , ▁Le hav im ▁is ▁ranking ▁very ▁high ▁( 9 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 ) ▁on ▁the ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁status ▁of ▁its ▁citizens . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁Le hav im ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Highway ▁ 4 0 ▁( Be ers he ba – T el ▁Av iv ) ▁and ▁Highway ▁ 3 1 ▁( Ar ad – R ah at ), ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Le hav im ▁J unction . ▁The ▁L od – Be ers he ba ▁railway ▁line ▁passes ▁through ▁this ▁crossing . ▁The ▁Le hav im ▁Railway ▁Station , ▁inaugur