Information about Hod Hasharon

Hod HaSharon
Hebrew	הוד השרו?
Arabic	هود هاشرو?
Name Meaning	Splendor of the Sharon plain
Government	City (from 1990)
District	Center
Population	43,100 (2004)
Jurisdiction	19,239 dunams (19.2 km)

Hod HaSharon (הוד השרון "Splendor of the Sharon" in Hebrew) is a city in the Center District of Israel. Officially declared a city in 1990, Hod HaSharon was created from the union of four neighboring small towns: Magdiel, Ramatayim, Hadar, and Ramat Hadar. Its official land area is 19.239 square kilometers, and according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), in December 2004 the city had a total population of 41,700.

Demographics

According to the CBS, the ethnic makeup of the city was in 2001 was 100.0% Jewish and other non-Arab, with no significant Arab population. There are 131 immigrant settlers. See population groups in Israel.

According to the CBS, in 2001 there were 18,500 males and 18,800 females. The population of the city was spread out with 34.2% 19 years of age or younger, 14.4% between 20 and 29, 22.6% between 30 and 44, 18.0% from 45 to 59, 2.7% from 60 to 64, and 8.1% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 3.7%.

Income

According to the CBS, as of 2000, there were 14,285 salaried workers and 1,532 are self-employed in the city. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 7,847, a real change of 13.4% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 10,408 (a real change of 13.0%) versus ILS 5,397 for females (a real change of 12.6%). The mean income for the self-employed is 9,240. There are 477 people who receive unemployment benefits and 707 people who receive an income guarantee.

Education

According to the CBS, there are 16 schools and 7,581 students in the city. They are spread out in 13 elementary schools with 3,970 elementary school students, and 3 high schools with 3,611 high school students. 64.9% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.

One campus, known as Mosenson, is home to different schools that house Israelis, Russians, Ethiopians, Germans, Canadians and Americans.It hosts all of these countries through a program known as Naale. The notable Alexander Muss High School in Israel allows American juniors and seniors to study abroad for between two months and a full semester while living in and touring around Israel.

Subdivisions

The settlements which comprise Hod Hasharon pre-date the city itself. Although they are now retained as subdivisions of the city, they each have histories of their own.

Magdiel

The settlement of Magdiel was founded on the second day of Av (August 21924) after the meeting of its 12 founders in Tel Aviv earlier in July. In the meeting the founders collectively decided to establish a new Hebrew settlement in which Hebrew workers might work.

Ramatayim

Founded by settlers from Tel Aviv, just like Magdiel. Ramatayim is the center section of the four, connecting them all by a main street, called Hasharon road (דרך השרון, "The Road of the Sharon" in Hebrew). Distinctive from the other three sections, Ramatayim is the mostly populated section, with medium size (10 - 20 apartments) residential bulidings, private houses and villas. Ramatayim includes many restaurants, shops and a small business area.

Hadar

Ramat Hadar

External links

• Official municipal website (Hebrew)
• Official Youth Council website (Hebrew)

References

Coordinates:

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Regional councils	Brenner | Gan Rave | Gederot | Gezer | Drom HaSharon | Hefer Valley | Hevel Modi'in | Hevel Yavne | Hof HaSharon | Lev HaSharon | Lod Valley | Nahal Sorek
Boroughs	Neve Monosson | Maccabim-Re'ut