The Harod Valley Natural Region is a natural region in the Jezreel Subdistrict, in the Northern District of Israel. Gan Ner is the largest town in the natural region.
Geography
The natural region is located in the Harod Valley, a transitional zone between the Jezreel Valley and the Beit She'an Valley. It is adjacent to the West Bank. It has an area of 106 km2.https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/CBSNewBrand/Pages/community.aspx?semel=232&mode=EzorTivi It does not contain any major cities - the largest town in the natural region is the village of Gan Ner, which contains just 21 percent of the natural region's population. It is contained entirely within the Gilboa Regional Council.
Demographics Jews constitute a large majority of the population, at 83 percent. 15 percent of the population is Arab, concentrated in the town of Sandala.
Administrative local authorities Cities Local Councils Villages[None][None] Gilboa: Beit Alfa Beit HaShita Ein Harod (Ihud) Ein Harod (Meuhad) Gan Ner Geva Gidona Heftziba Kfar Yehezkel Nurit Sandala Tel Yosef
Voting Patterns In the 2022 election, 66 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 23 percent voted for the parties of the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 8 percent voted for the Arab parties.
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