Hefer Valley Regional Council

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Hefer Valley
עמק חפר
وادي حيفر
Regional council (from 1940)
DistrictCentral
Government
  Head of MunicipalityGalit Shaul
Area
  Total127,940 dunams (127.94 km2 or 49.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total41,100
  Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Hefer Valley Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית עמק חפר, Mo'atza Azorit Emek Hefer) is a regional council in the Hefer Valley region of the Sharon plain in central Israel. It is named after an administrative district in this area in the time of King Solomon (1 Kings 4:10).

The council covers an area adjacent to Hadera in the north, to Netanya in the south, to the Mediterranean in the west and to Tulkarm and the Green Line in the east. As of December 2020, the jurisdiction area of the council has a population of about 42,600 people.

The Regional Council offices are located near Kfar Monash, at the Ruppin junction, next to the Ruppin Academic Center.

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