Hof Ashkelon Regional Council

Hof Ashkelon
חוף אשקלון
حوف عسقلان
Regional council (from 1950)
Location of Hof Ashkelon
Interactive map of Hof Ashkelon
DistrictSouthern
SubdistrictAshkelon
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityItamar Revivo
Area
 • Total
175,310 dunams (175.31 km2; 67.69 sq mi)
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
15,600
 • Density89.0/km2 (230/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial 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

Community settlements

Youth villages

Voting Patterns

In the 2022 election, 58 percent of voters in the regional council voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 42 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 0.2 percent voted for the Arab parties.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Israel: Administrative Division (Districts and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  2. ↑ "Hof Ashkelon Regional Council topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  3. ↑ "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.

31°43′01″N 34°37′59″E / 31.717°N 34.633°E / 31.717; 34.633

This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.