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]
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.
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.