Emek HaMaayanot Regional Council explained

Emek HaMa'ayanot
Settlement Type:Regional council
Pushpin Mapsize:150
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Northern
Leader Title:Head of Municipality
Leader Name:Itamar Matiash
Unit Pref:dunam
Population Total:15304
Population As Of:2024
Population Density Km2:auto
Website:Official website

Emek HaMa'ayanot Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית עמק המעיינות, Mo'atza Azorit Emek HaMa'ayanot, lit. Valley of the Springs Regional Council) is a regional council in the Northern District of Israel that encompasses most of the settlements in the Beit She'an Valley. Until 2008 it was known as the Beit She'an Valley Regional Council (Mo'atza Azorit Bik'at Beit She'an).[1]

Physical geography

The territory of the regional council is bounded by the Jezreel Valley in the west, in the north by the Lower Galilee, to the east by the Jordan River, and the south by the Jordan Valley and Samarian hills.

Population and administrative geography

About 12,000 people live in the sixteen kibbutzim, six moshavim, and 2 community villages located in its municipal territory. The city of Beit She'an lies in the centre of the territory, but is an independent municipality.

List of settlements

Kibbutzim

Moshavim

Other

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/55/ART1/746/452.html גלגולה החדש של בקעת בית-שאן: "עמק המעיינות"