Hevel Modi'in Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית חבל מודיעין, romanized: Mo'atza Azorit Hevel Modi'in, lit. 'Modi'in Region Regional Council') is a regional council located partly in the Shephelah region and partly in the Central Coastal Plain region of the Central District of Israel. It was founded in 1950 and covers an area from Petah Tikva to Modi'in. The council's headquarters are located in the town of Shoham.
Hevel Modi'in
חבל מודיעין | |
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Regional council (from 1950) | |
Hevel Modiin Regional Council Headquarters | |
District | Central |
Government | |
• Head of Municipality | Shimon Sosan |
Area | |
• Total | 128,710 dunams (128.71 km2 or 49.70 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 22,800 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Website | Official website |
The council borders
- Drom HaSharon Regional Council, El'ad and Rosh HaAyin in the north
- Mateh Binyamin Regional Council in the east
- Gezer Regional Council and Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut in the south
- Drom HaSharon, Lod Valley Regional Council, Lod and Ramle in the west.
The head rabbi of the regional council is Rabbi Eliav Meir who is also the head rabbi of Gimzo.
List of settlements
editThe council covers a kibbutz, 19 moshavim, three community settlements and a youth village.
Kibbutzim
Moshavim
Community settlements
Youth villages
External links
edit- Council website (in Hebrew)