Hevel Yavne Regional Council

Coordinates: 31°49′N 34°44′E / 31.817°N 34.733°E / 31.817; 34.733
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Hevel Yavne
חבל יבנה
Regional council (from 1950)
DistrictCentral
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityMoshe Liber
Area
 • Total34,840 dunams (34.84 km2 or 13.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total6,400
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial website

Hevel Yavne Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית חבל יבנה, Mo'atza Azorit Hevel Yavneh, lit. Yavne Region Regional Council) is a regional council in the Central District of Israel.

History[edit]

The Hevel Yavne Regional Council was formed in 1950. It covers 32,000 dunams and six religious communities. Two yeshivas - Yeshivat Kerem BeYavne and Yeshivat Neve Herzog are under its purview.

It is bordered to the north by Yavne and Gan Raveh Regional Council; to the east by Gederot and Brenner Regional Councils; to the south by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, and to the west by Ashdod.

List of communities[edit]

The council covers one kibbutz, four moshavim and two youth villages;

Kibbutz

Moshavim

Youth village

External links[edit]

31°49′N 34°44′E / 31.817°N 34.733°E / 31.817; 34.733