Hof Ashkelon Regional Council

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

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.

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