32°20′N 34°51′E / 32.33°N 34.85°E / 32.33; 34.85
HaSharon Subdistrict
נפת השרון قضاء هشارون | |
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Subdistrict | |
Central District in blue, with HaSharon Subdistrict in dark blue | |
Interactive map of HaSharon Subdistrict | |
| Country | |
| District | Central |
| Area | |
• Total | 348 km2 (134 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)1 | |
• Total | 460,500 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 79.2% |
| • Arabs | 20.8% |
The HaSharon Subdistrict is one of Israel's subdistricts in the Central District. The principal city of this subdistrict is Netanya. The subdistrict is situated in the Sharon plain, a section of Israel's coastal plain, from which it draws its name.
History
The subdistrict is mostly composed of what had been, during British-ruled Mandatory Palestine, the Tulkarm Subdistrict. The rest of Mandatory Tulkarm Subdistrict east of the Green Line constitutes the current Tulkarm Governorate.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 140,100 | — |
| 1983 | 182,500 | +30.3% |
| 1995 | 264,400 | +44.9% |
| 2008 | 387,940 | +46.7% |
| 2022 | 496,206 | +27.9% |
| 2024 | 516,481 | +4.1% |
Administrative local authorities
| Cities | Local Councils | Regional Councils |
|---|---|---|
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Voting Patterns
In the 2022 election, 42 percent of voters in the subdistrict voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 41 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 17 percent voted for the Arab parties.4
References
References
- "Population, by Population Group, Religion, Age and Sex, District and Sub-District" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- "Regional Statistics". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- "Additional files - census 2008". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.