Hof Ashkelon Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית חוף אשקלון, Mo'atza Azorit Hof Ashkelon, lit. Ashkelon Coast Regional Council) is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. As of the year 2019, its population is around 18,000.[1]
Hof Ashkelon
חוף אשקלון حوف عسقلان | |
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Regional council (from 1950) | |
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| District | Southern |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Itamar Revivo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 175,310 dunams (175.31 km2 or 67.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 15,600 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
The council is bordered to the north by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, to the east by the Be'er Tuvia, Lakhish, Shafir and Yoav Regional Councils, to the south by Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council and the Gaza Strip, and to the west by Ashkelon and the Mediterranean Sea. Its average elevation is 54 meters above the sea level.[2]
List of communities
editThe council covers 19 communities, including five kibbutzim, eleven moshavim, two community settlements and a youth village.
Kibbutzim
Moshavim
- Beit Shikma
- Berekhya
- Ge'a
- Heletz
- Hodiya
- Kokhav Michael
- Mashen
- Mavki'im
- Nir Yisrael
- Netiv HaAsara
- Talmei Yafeh
Community settlements
Youth villages
- Kfar Silver
- Nitzanim Youth Village (closed)
References
edit- ^ "Israel: Administrative Division (Districts and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "Hof Ashkelon Regional Council topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
External links
edit- Official website (in Hebrew)