Shafir Regional Council
Shafir
מועצה אזורית שפיר مجلس إقليمي شفير | |
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Regional council (from 1950) | |
 Guvrin Stream, sketching the border between the regional municipalities of Shafir and Be'er Tuvia. | |
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Interactive map of Shafir | |
| District | Southern |
| Subdistrict | Ashkelon |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Adir Neeman |
| Area | |
• Total | 81,860 dunams (81.86 km2; 31.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 10,300 |
| • Density | 126/km2 (326/sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
Shafir Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית שפיר, Mo'atza Azorit Shafir) is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel near the city of Kiryat Gat.
The council is bordered on the north by the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, on the east by Yoav Regional Council and Kiryat Gat, on the south by Lakhish Regional Council, and on the west by Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, Yoav Regional Council.
The council is named for the Biblical city of Shafir.
List of settlements
Kibbutz
Moshavim
Villages
Voting Patterns
In the 2022 election, 91 percent of voters in the regional council voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 9 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 0.03 percent voted for the Arab parties.[1]
References
- ↑ "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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