Hof Ashkelon Regional Council
Hof Ashkelon
חוף אשקלון حوف عسقلان | |
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Regional council (from 1950) | |
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 |
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]
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
The 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
- ^ "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
- Official website (in Hebrew)
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles containing Hebrew-language text
- Pages using infobox settlement with missing country
- Pages using infobox settlement with no coordinates
- Articles with Hebrew-language sources (he)
- Hof Ashkelon Regional Council
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with J9U identifiers
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Regional councils in Israel
- 1950 establishments in Israel