Lev HaSharon Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית לב השרון, ''Mo'atza Azorit Lev HaSharon'', ''lit.'' Heart of the
Sharon
Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname.
In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...
Regional Council) is a
regional council
Regional Council may refer to:
* Regional Council (Hong Kong), disbanded in 1999
** Regional Council (constituency)
Regional council may refer to:
* Regional council (Cameroon)
* Regional council (France), the elected assembly of a region of Fra ...
in the
Central District of
Israel. The council was established in 1984, unifying Hadar HaSharon and Northern Sharon regional councils, and covers 18 villages with a total area of 57,000
dunam
A dunam ( Ottoman Turkish, Arabic: ; tr, dönüm; he, דונם), also known as a donum or dunum and as the old, Turkish, or Ottoman stremma, was the Ottoman unit of area equivalent to the Greek stremma or English acre, representing the amount ...
s and a population of 13,600.
It borders
Hefer Valley Regional Council
The Hefer Valley Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית עמק חפר, ''Mo'atza Azorit Emek Hefer'') is a regional council in the Hefer Valley region of the Sharon plain in central Israel. It is named after an administrative district in ...
and
Pardesiya to the north,
Qalansawe,
Tira and the
West Bank to the east,
Drom HaSharon Regional Council to the south and
Even Yehuda and
Netanya
Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate I ...
to the west. Until 1997 it also covered
Tzoran, now a
local council.
List of communities
*Moshavim
**
Azri'el
Azri'el ( he, עַזְרִיאֵל) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located near Tel Mond, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
Moshav Azriel was founded in 1951 by immi ...
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Bnei Dror
Bnei Dror ( he, בְּנֵי דְּרוֹר, ''lit.'' Sons of Liberty) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located near Netanya and covering 3,200 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a populat ...
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Ein Sarid
Ein Sarid ( he, עֵין שָׂרִיד, , Survivor Spring) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
Before the 20th centu ...
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Ein Vered
Ein Vered ( he, עֵין וֶרֶד, , Rose Spring) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
Before the 20th century the ...
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Geulim ·
Herut ·
Kfar Hess ·
Kfar Yabetz
Kfar Yavetz ( he, כְּפַר יַעֲבֵץ, ''lit.'' Yavetz Village) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Tayibe, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of ...
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Mishmeret ·
Nitzanei Oz
Nitzanei Oz ( he, נִצָּנֵי עֹז, ניצני עוז, ''lit.'' Buds of Strength) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near the Green Line and Tulkarm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. ...
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Nordia
Nordia ( he, נוֹרְדִיָּה) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya and the HaSharon Junction, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Hist ...
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Porat
Porat ( he, פּוֹרָת, , Fruitful vine) is a mixed (religious and non-religious) moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain between Ein Vered and Kfar Yabetz, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In ...
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Tnuvot ·
Tzur Moshe
Tzur Moshe ( he, צוּר מֹשֶׁה, ''lit.'' Rock of Moses) is a moshav in central Israel, in the Central District (Israel), Central district. Located in the Sharon plain near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional ...
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Yanuv
*Community settlements
**
Ganot Hadar
Ganot Hadar ( he, גַּנּוֹת הָדָר, ''lit.'' Citrus Gardens) is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
His ...
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Ye'af
Ye'af ( he, יְעָף) is a community settlement in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Tel Mond, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The village was founded in 1990 ...
*Other villages
**
Kfar Avoda
Kfar Avoda ( he, כפר עבודה, , Work Village) is an institutional settlement that operates a center for special education in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain around two kilometres east of Tel Mond, it falls under the jurisdiction ...
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Lev HaSharon region is
twinned with:
*
Tczew ''(since 1997)''
*
Witten ''(since 1979)''
References
External links
Official website
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Regional councils in Israel
Sharon plain