Hevel Yavne Regional Council

Hevel Yavne
חבל יבנה
Regional council (from 1950)
Interactive map of Hevel Yavne
DistrictCentral
SubdistrictRehovot
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityMoshe Liber
Area
 • Total
34,840 dunams (34.84 km2; 13.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
6,400
 • 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

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 Regional Council and Brenner Regional Council; to the south by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, and to the west by Ashdod.

List of communities

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

Kibbutz

Moshavim

Youth village

Voting Patterns

In the 2022 election, 80 percent of voters in the regional council voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 20 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 0.1 percent voted for the Arab parties.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.

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