Ramat HaSharon
Ramat HaSharon
רמת השרון רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן | |
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City (since 2002) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Ramat ha Šaron |
| • Transliteration | Ramat Ha'Sharon |
| • Abbr. | RamHaSh |
Clockwise from top left, Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon welcome sign, Cinema City, Ramat HaSharon aerial view, Rotheberg High School | |
| Coordinates: 32°09′N 34°50′E / 32.150°N 34.833°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Tel Aviv |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Itzhak Rochberger |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,792 dunams (16.792 km2 or 6.483 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 49,466 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.9% |
| • Arabs | 0.1% |
| Name meaning | The Sharon Highplain |
| Website | ramat-hasharon.muni.il |
Ramat HaSharon (Hebrew: רמת השרון, lit. 'The Sharon Highplain', רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן) is an affluent city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering the cities of Tel Aviv to the south, Hod-HaSharon to the east, and Herzliya and kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within the Gush Dan metropolitan area. In 2022 Ramat HaSharon had a population of 48,181 and its citizens are nearly entirely Jewish.