Hod HaSharon
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Hod HaSharon (Hebrew: הוֹד הַשָּׁרוֹן, lit. "Splendor of the Sharon plain") is a city in the Central District of Israel. The city is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the Mediterranean coastline, south of Kfar Saba, southeast of Raanana, and northeast of Ramat HaSharon.
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Hod HaSharon
הוֹד הַשָּׁרוֹן | |
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City (from 1990) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Hod ha Šaron |
Coordinates: 32°09′N 34°53′E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Central |
Founded | 1964 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Amir Kochavi |
Area | |
• Total | 19,236 dunams (19.236 km2 or 7.427 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 65,614 |
• Density | 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Splendor of the Sharon plain |
Website | http://www.hod-hasharon.muni.il/ |
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Hod HaSharon was officially formed and made a local council in 1964 by the merging of four moshavot: Magdiel, Ramatayim, Hadar, and Ramat Hadar.[2] The land area of Hod HaSharon is 19.2 square kilometres (7.4 sq mi),[3] and according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in 2022 the city had a population of 65,614.[1]