Regional council (Israel)
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Regional councils (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית, Mo'atza Azorit) are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel and the West-Bank, with the other two being cities and local councils. As of 2003, there were 53 regional councils, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas.[1][2] Regional councils include representation of anywhere between 3 and 54 communities, usually spread over a relatively large area within geographical vicinity of each other.[1]
Each community within a regional council usually does not exceed 2000 in population and is managed by a local committee. This committee sends representatives to the administering regional council proportionate to their size of membership and according to an index which is fixed before each election.[1] Those settlements without an administrative council do not send any representatives to the regional council, instead being dealt by it directly.[1] Representatives from those settlements which are represented directly are either chosen directly or through an election.[1] The predominant form of communities represented on regional councils are kibbutzim and moshavim.[3]
Contents
List of regional councils
The following sortable table lists all 53 regional councils by name, and the district or area according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.[4]
The list includes the regional councils in the Golan Heights and the West Bank, areas considered occupied territories under international law,[5][6][7][8] but the Israeli government disputes this.[9]
Former regional councils
See also
References
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External links
- Local Government in Israel. The Knesset Lexicon of Terms. 2009
