Zevulun Regional Council
Encyclopedia
Zevulun Regional Council is a regional council
in the Haifa District
of Israel
. Founded in 1950, it had a population of 10,900 in 2006.
The council borders Mateh Asher Regional Council
to the north, Jezreel Valley Regional Council
and Shefa-'Amr
to the east, Carmel Nature Reserve national park and kryat Tiv'on to the south and HaKerayot to the west.
Moshavim
Communal settlements
Arab villages
Other villages
Regional council (Israel)
Regional councils are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel, with the other two being cities and local councils. As of 2003, there were 53 regional councils in Israel, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas...
in the Haifa District
Haifa District
Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...
of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Founded in 1950, it had a population of 10,900 in 2006.
The council borders Mateh Asher Regional Council
Mateh Asher Regional Council
The Mateh Asher Regional Council is a regional council in the western Galilee of northern Israel. It is named after the Tribe of Asher which had been allotted the region in antiquity according to the Book of Joshua . It was founded in 1982 as a merger of three regional councils: Ga'aton, Na'aman...
to the north, Jezreel Valley Regional Council
Jezreel Valley Regional Council
Jezreel Valley Regional Council is a regional council in northern Israel that encompasses most of the settlements in the Jezreel Valley. It includes 15 kibbutzim, 15 moshavim, 6 communal settlements and two Bedouin villages...
and Shefa-'Amr
Shefa-'Amr
Shefa-'Amr, also Shfar'am is a predominantly Arab city in the North District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a population of 35,300.-Etymology:...
to the east, Carmel Nature Reserve national park and kryat Tiv'on to the south and HaKerayot to the west.
List of communities
Kibbutzim- Kfar HaMaccabiKfar HaMaccabiKfar HaMaccabi is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Ata, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 289....
- Ramat YohananRamat YohananRamat Yohanan is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Ata, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 751....
- Sha'ar HaAmakimSha'ar HaAmakimSha'ar HaAmakim is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Tiv'on, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 548.The village was founded in 1935 by immigrants from Romania and Yugoslavia...
- UshaUsha, IsraelUsha is a kibbutz in the western Galilee area of Israel. Located near the city of Kiryat Atta, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 350.-History:...
- YagurYagurYagur is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the slopes of Mount Carmel about 9 km southeast of Haifa, it is one of the two largest kibbutzim in the country, with a population of 1,124 in 2008. It falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council....
Moshavim
- Kfar BialikKfar BialikKfar Bialik is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Bialik, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 786....
- Kfar Hasidim AlefKfar HasidimKfar Hasidim , also known as Kfar Hasidim Alef to distinguish it from Kfar Hasidim Bet, is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Ata, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 572....
Communal settlements
- Kfar Hasidim BetKfar Hasidim BetKfar Hasidim Bet is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located near Nesher, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 193....
- NofitNofitNofit is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 2,600....
Arab villages
- IbtinIbtinIbtin is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located in the Lower Galilee around half a kilometre from Kfar Hasidim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 2,300....
- KhawaledKhawaledKhawaled, also known as al-Khawled is an Arab-Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located near Nofit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council...
Other villages
- Kfar HaNoar HaDatiKfar HaNoar HaDatiKfar HaNoar HaDati is a youth village in northern Israel. Adjacent to Kfar Hassidim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 576....
- Oranim