Hof HaSharon Regional Council

Israeli regional council

Regional council

Hof HaSharon Regional Council

מועצה אזורית חוף השרון

Regional council

Hof HaSharon Regional Council

Coordinates: 32°13′59″N 34°52′01″E﻿ / ﻿32.233°N 34.867°E﻿ / 32.233; 34.867
District| Central
Founded| 1949
Government

• Head of Municipality| Eli Malka
Area

• Total| 47,485 dunams (47.485 km2 or 18.334 sq mi)
Population

(2014)

• Total| 14,400
• Density| 300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Website| hof-hasharon.co.il

Hof HaSharon Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית חוף השרון, Mo'atza Azorit Hof HaSharon, lit. Sharon Coast Regional Council), is a regional council in the Central and Tel Aviv districts of Israel. It is located on the coastline in the Sharon area between Netanya and Herzliya.

The offices of the local authority are located in kibbutz Shefayim, as is the joint middle school and high school.

Before the 20th century, the territory of Hof HaSharon Regional Council formed the south-western part of the Forest of Sharon, a hallmark of the region's historical landscape. It was an open woodland dominated by Mount Tabor Oak (Quercus ithaburensi), which extended from Kfar Yona in the north to Ra'anana in the south. The local Arab inhabitants traditionally used the area for pasture, firewood and intermittent cultivation. The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the coastal plain during the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequent environmental degradation known from Hebrew sources.[1]

It was established in 1949 and govern 14 communities and an educational institute (Neve Hadassah).

## Settlements

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Kibbutzim

* Ga'ash
* Glil Yam (Tel Aviv District)
* Shefayim
* Tel Yitzhak
* Yakum

Moshavim

* Batzra
* Beit Yehoshua
* Bnei Zion
* Kfar Netter
* Rishpon
* Udim

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Other villages

* Arsuf (near the ruins of Apollonia)
* Harutzim (community settlement)
* Kiryat Shlomo (hospital)
* Neve Hadassah (youth village)

## References

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1. ^ Marom, Roy (2022-12-01). "יער השרון (אל-ע'אבה) בתקופה העות'מאנית: בתקופה מהמחקר חדשות תובנות הגיאוגרפי-היסטורי The Oak Forest of the Sharon (al-Ghaba) in the Ottoman Period: New Insights from Historical- Geographical Studies". Muse. 5: 90–107.

## External links

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Media related to Hof HaSharon Regional Council at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website (in Hebrew)
* Hof Hasharon – inter-urban coastal strip[permanent dead link] Israel Union for Environmental Defense

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Hof HaSharon Regional Council

Kibbutzim|

* Ga'ash
* Glil Yam
* Shefayim
* Tel Yitzhak
* Yakum

Moshavim|

* Batzra
* Beit Yehoshua
* Bnei Zion
* Kfar Netter
* Rishpon
* Udim

Other villages|

* Arsuf
* Harutzim
* Kiryat Shlomo
* Neve Hadassah

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Regional councils of Israel

Center District|

* Brenner
* Drom HaSharon
* Gan Raveh
* Gederot
* Gezer
* Hefer Valley
* Hevel Modi'in
* Hevel Yavne
* Hof HaSharon
* Lev HaSharon
* Nahal Sorek
* Sdot Dan

Haifa District|

* Alona
* Hof HaCarmel
* Menashe
* Zevulun

Jerusalem District|

* Mateh Yehuda

Judea and Samaria Area|

* Gush Etzion
* Har Hevron
* Southern Jordan Valley (Bik'at HaYarden)
* Mateh Binyamin
* Megilot Dead Sea
* Shomron

North District|

* al-Batuf
* Bustan al-Marj
* Gilboa
* Golan
* Jezreel Valley
* Northern Jordan Valley (Emek HaYarden)
* Lower Galilee
* Ma'ale Yosef
* Mateh Asher
* Megiddo
* Merom HaGalil
* Mevo'ot HaHermon
* Misgav
* Upper Galilee
* Valley of Springs

South District|

* al-Kasom
* Be'er Tuvia
* Bnei Shimon
* Central Arava
* Eshkol
* Hevel Eilot
* Hof Ashkelon
* Lakhish
* Merhavim
* Neve Midbar
* Ramat HaNegev
* Sha'ar HaNegev
* Sdot Negev (Azata)
* Shafir
* Tamar
* Yoav

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Central District of Israel

Cities|

* El'ad
* Giv'at Shmuel
* Hod HaSharon
* Kafr Qasim
* Kfar Saba
* Kfar Yona
* Lod
* Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
* Ness Ziona
* Netanya
* Petah Tikva
* Qalansawe
* Ra'anana
* Ramla
* Rehovot
* Rishon LeZion
* Rosh HaAyin
* Tayibe
* Tira
* Yavne
* Yehud-Monosson

Local councils|

* Be'er Ya'akov
* Beit Dagan
* Bnei Ayish
* Elyakhin
* Even Yehuda
* Gan Yavne
* Ganei Tikva
* Gedera
* Jaljulia
* Kafr Bara
* Kiryat Ekron
* Kokhav Ya'ir
* Mazkeret Batya
* Pardesiya
* Savyon
* Shoham
* Tel Mond
* Kadima-Zoran
* Zemer

Regional councils|

* Brenner
* Gan Raveh
* Gederot
* Gezer
* Drom HaSharon
* Hefer Valley
* Hevel Modi'in
* Hevel Yavne
* Hof HaSharon
* Lev HaSharon
* Nahal Sorek
* Sdot Dan

Boroughs|

* Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
* Neve Monosson

See also|

* Gush Dan
* Sharon plain

* Other sub-divisions: Haifa District
* Jerusalem District
* Judea and Samaria Area
* Northern District
* Southern District
* Tel Aviv District

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Israel

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