The Menashe Plateau Natural Region is a natural region in the Jezreel Subdistrict, in the Northern District of Israel. Ramot Menashe is the largest town in the natural region.
Geography
The natural region is located west of Afula and south of Yokneam Illit and Mount Carmel. It overlooks the Jezreel Valley to the east, and borders Wadi Ara to the south. It has an area of 102 km2.https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/CBSNewBrand/Pages/community.aspx?semel=236&mode=EzorTivi It is the least populous natural region in the Jezreel Subdistrict. It does not contain any major cities - the largest town in the natural region is the village of Ramot Menashe, which contains just 20 percent of the natural region's population. It is entirely contained within the Megiddo Regional Council.
Demographics The vast majority of residents of the Menashe Plateau Natural Region are Jews. There are no Arab towns in the region.
Administrative local authorities Cities Local Councils Villages[None][None] Megiddo: Dalia Elyakim Ein HaEmek Ein HaShofet Gal'ed Ramat HaShofet Ramot Menashe
Voting Patterns In the 2022 election, 72 percent of voters in the natural region voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 26 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 0.3 percent voted for the Arab parties.
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