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Hadera Natural Region | |
|---|---|
Natural Region | |
 Neighborhood of Hadera | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Subdistrict | Hadera |
| Largest City | Hadera |
| Area | |
• Total | 235 km2 (91 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 279,015 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 76.5% |
| • Arabs | 22.0% |
The Hadera Natural Region is a natural region in the Hadera Subdistrict, in the Haifa District of Israel. Hadera is the largest city in the natural region.
The natural region consists of the southern portion of the Haifa District, stretching from the Mediterranean coast to the Green Line, north of Netanya and south of Zikhron Ya'akov. It has an area of 235 km2. The largest city in the natural region is Hadera, which contains 39 percent of the natural region's population. Other major towns in the natural region include Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Baqa al-Gharbiyye, and Binyamina-Giv'at Ada. The natural region contains portions of the Alona, Hof HaCarmel, and Menashe regional councils.
77 percent of the residents of the Hadera Natural Region are Jewish. 22 percent of residents are Arab, concentrated in the city of Baqa al-Gharbiyye and the local councils of Jatt and Jisr az-Zarqa.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 70,200 | — |
| 1983 | 87,600 | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 131,200 | +49.8% |
| 2008 | 199,460 | +52.0% |
| 2022 | 265,193 | +33.0% |
| 2024 | 279,015 | +5.2% |
| Cities | Local Councils | Villages |
|---|---|---|
In the 2022 election, 42 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 41 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 14 percent voted for the Arab parties.
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