Mikhmoret

Mikhmoret מִכְמֹרֶת
Mikhmoret
Coordinates: 32°24′20.87″N 34°52′17.76″E / 32.4057972°N 34.8716000°E / 32.4057972; 34.8716000Coordinates: 32°24′20.87″N 34°52′17.76″E / 32.4057972°N 34.8716000°E / 32.4057972; 34.8716000
District	Central
Council	Hefer Valley
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded by	Demobbed British Army soldiers
Population (2014)^[1]	1,315

Mikhmoret (Hebrew: מִכְמֹרֶת, מכמורת, lit. Fishing net) is a moshav in central Israel. Located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea around nine kilometres north of Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2014 it had a population of 1,315.

The moshav was founded in 1945 by demobilised soldiers from the British Army, and was named Mikhmoret due to the profession of many of the founders being fishing.

Notable residents

Moti Kirschenbaum (born 1939), media personality
Nimrod Mashiah (born 1988), Israeli windsurfer

References

↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

Hefer Valley Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Bahan Ein HaHoresh Givat Haim (Ihud) Givat Haim (Meuhad) HaMa'apil HaOgen Ma'abarot Mishmar HaSharon Yad Hana

Moshavim	Ahituv Avihayil Be'erotayim Beit HaLevi Beit Herut Beit Yanai Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer Bitan Aharon Burgata Eliashiv Gan Yoshiya Geulei Teiman Givat Shapira Hadar Am Haniel Havatzelet HaSharon Herev Le'et Hibat Tzion Hogla Kfar Haim Kfar Haroeh Kfar Monash Kfar Vitkin Kfar Yedidia Mikhmoret Olesh Ometz

Community settlements	Bat Hefer Bat Hen Beit Hazon Hofit Shoshanat HaAmakim Tzukei Yam

Youth village	Mevo'ot Yam

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