Sdot Dan
שדות דן | |
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Regional council (from 1952) | |
District | Central District |
Government | |
• Head of Municipality | David Ifrah |
Area | |
• Total | 31,860 dunams (31.86 km2 or 12.30 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 14,400 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Website | Official website |
Sdot Dan Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית שדות דן, romanized: Mo'atza Azorit Sdot Dan, lit. 'Fields of Dan Regional Council') is a regional council in the Central Coastal Plain region of the Central District of Israel. Founded in 1952 as Lod Valley Regional Council, it borders Ben Gurion International Airport and Or Yehuda to the north, Hevel Modi'in Regional Council and Lod to the east, Be'er Ya'akov and Ramla to the south and Beit Dagan and Rishon LeZion to the west. It adopted its current name in 2018. The council's headquarters are located in the community settlement (town) of Kfar Chabad.