Lev HaSharon Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית לב השרון, romanized: Mo'atza Azorit Lev HaSharon, lit. 'Heart of the Sharon Regional Council') is a regional council in the Central District of Israel.
Lev HaSharon
לב השרון ليف هشارون | |
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Regional council (from 1984) | |
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| District | Central |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Amir Ritov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56,720 dunams (56.72 km2 or 21.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 22,700 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
History edit
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 dunams and a population of 13,600. It borders Hefer Valley Regional Council 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 to the west. Until 1997 it also covered Tzoran, now a local council.
List of communities edit
- Moshavim
- Azri'el · Bnei Dror · Ein Sarid · Ein Vered · Geulim · Herut · Kfar Hess · Kfar Yabetz · Mishmeret · Nitzanei Oz · Nordia · Porat · Sha'ar Efraim · Tnuvot · Tzur Moshe · Yanuv
- Community settlements
- Other villages
International relations edit
Twin towns — Sister cities edit
Lev HaSharon region is twinned with:
References edit
- ^ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Twins2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
External links edit
- Official website (in Hebrew)