Ramat HaSharon

Ramat HaSharon
רמת השרון
רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן
City (since 2002)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Ramat ha Šaron
 • TransliterationRamat Ha'Sharon
 • Abbr.RamHaSh[1]
Central City of Ramat HaSharon
Flag of Ramat HaSharon
Official logo of Ramat HaSharon
Ramat HaSharon is located in Central Israel
Ramat HaSharon
Ramat HaSharon
Ramat HaSharon is located in Israel
Ramat HaSharon
Ramat HaSharon
Coordinates: 32°09′N 34°50′E / 32.150°N 34.833°E / 32.150; 34.833
Country Israel
District Tel Aviv
Founded1923; 101 years ago (1923)
Government
 • MayorItzhak Rochberger[2][3]
Area
 • Total16,792 dunams (16.792 km2 or 6.483 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[4]
 • Total49,466
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Name meaningThe Sharon Highplain
Websiteramat-hasharon.muni.il

Ramat HaSharon (Hebrew: רמת השרון, lit.'The Sharon Highplain', רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן[5][6][7]) is an affluent city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering the cities of Tel Aviv to the south, Hod-HaSharon to the east, and Herzliya and kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within the Gush Dan metropolitan area. In 2022 Ramamt HaSharon had a population of 48,181m[4] and its citizens are nearly entirely Jewish.[4][7]

  1. ^ Israeli Hebrew abbrevation: רמה"ש
  2. ^ a.k.a. Itzik Rochberger
  3. ^ "תוצאות הבחירות המקומיות 2024". www.themarker.com (in Hebrew). 3 March 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Ramat HaSharon | Buildings | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Sharon Definition and Meaning - Bible Dictionary". biblestudytools.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b "קובץ הרשויות המקומיות בישראל - 2018". www.cbs.gov.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 November 2020.