Hod HaSharon

city in Israel

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Place details

Locality: הוד השרון
Region: מחוז המרכז
Country: ישראל
Population: 63,175
Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem

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Key facts

Iso 259: Hod ha-Šaron
Transliteration: Hod Ha'Sharon
Country: Israel
District: Central
Subdistrict: Petah Tikva
Type: Mayor–council
Body: Municipality of Hod HaSharon
Mayor: Amir Kochavi
Total: 19,236 dunams (19.236 km ; 7.427 sq mi)
Density: 3,451.8/km (8,940.0/sq mi)
Jews and others: 99.9%
Arabs: 0.1%
Time zone: UTC+2 ( IST )
Summer dst: UTC+3 ( IDT )
Name meaning: Splendor of the Sharon
Website: hod-hasharon.muni.il

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Wikidata facts

Population: 56659
Area: 19.236
Elevation: 45
Official website: www.hod-hasharon.muni.il
Image: 4seasonspark.JPG

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Commons category: Hod Hasharon
inception: 1924-01-01
Commons gallery: Hod Hasharon
P12749: Karl Carstens

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Hod HaSharon (Hebrew: הוד השרון, lit. 'Splendor of the Sharon') is a city in the Central District of Israel. The city is located approximately ten kilometres (six miles) east of the Mediterranean coastline, south of Kfar Saba, southeast of Ra'anana, and northeast of Ramat HaSharon. In 2024 it had a population of 66,398.

Hod HaSharon was officially formed and made a local council in 1964 by the merging of four moshavot: Magdiel, Ramatayim, Kfar Hadar, and Ramat Hadar. The land area of Hod HaSharon is 19.2 square kilometres (7+7⁄16 sq mi).