Hod-HaSharon
הוד־השרון | |
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City (since 1990) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Hod ha-Šaron |
| • Transliteration | Hod Ha'Sharon |
| • Transliteration | Hod HaSharon |
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  Hod-HaSharon  Hod-HaSharon | |
| Coordinates: 32°09′N 34°53′E / 32.150°N 34.883°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amir Kochavi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,236 dunams (19.236 km2 or 7.427 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 65,614 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.9% |
| • Arabs | 0.1% |
| Name meaning | Splendor of the Sharon [region] |
| Website | http://www.hod-hasharon.muni.il/ |
Hod HaSharon (Hebrew: הוד־השרון, lit. 'Splendor of the Sharon [region]')[2] is a city in the Central District of Israel. The city is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the Mediterranean coastline, south of Kfar Saba, southeast of Ra'anana, and northeast of Ramat HaSharon. In 2022 Hod-HaSharon had a population of 65,614[1] and its citizens are nearly entirely Jewish.[1][2]
Hod HaSharon was officially formed and made a local council in 1964 by the merging of four moshavot: Magdiel, Ramatayim, Hadar, and Ramat Hadar.[3] The land area of Hod HaSharon is 19.2 square kilometres (7.4 sq mi),[4] and according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in 2022 the city had a population of 65,614.[1]
- ^ a b c d e "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b "קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2018". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Encyclopedia Judaica, Keter Publishing House, Jerusalem, 1972, Vol. 8, p. 802, "Hod Ha-Sharon"
- ^ "Local Authorities in Israel 2011, Publication #1315 – Municipality Profiles – Hod HaSharon" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2014.