Lev HaSharon Regional Council

Lev HaSharon
לב השרון
ليف هشارون
Regional council (from 1984)
Interactive map of Lev HaSharon
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
SubdistrictHaSharon
Natural regionEastern Sharon, Western Sharon
Government
 • Head of Regional CouncilEli Aton
Area
 • Total
56,720 dunams (56.72 km2; 21.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
24,251
 • Density427.6/km2 (1,107/sq mi)
Websitewww.lev-hasharon.com

Lev HaSharon Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית לב השרון, romanized: Mo'atza Azorit Lev HaSharon, lit. 'Heart of the Sharon Region') is a regional council in the Sharon region of the Central District of Israel.

History

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 24,251. 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 part of Kadima-Zoran.

List of communities

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19727,100—    
19836,700−5.6%
19959,300+38.8%
200819,620+111.0%
202224,017+22.4%
202424,251+1.0%

Voting Patterns

In the 2022 election, 64 percent of voters in the regional council voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 36 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 0.3 percent voted for the Arab parties.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Lev HaSharon region is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Regional Statistics". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Additional files - census 2008". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  3. ↑ "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Twins2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2009-10-28.

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