Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council explained

Bik'at HaYarden
Settlement Type:Regional council (from 1979)
Pushpin Mapsize:150
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:West Bank
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Judea and Samaria Area
Leader Title:Head of Municipality
Leader Name:David Elhayani
Unit Pref:dunam
Population Total:5621
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Website:Official website

Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית בקעת הירדן, Mo'atza Azorit Bik'at HaYarden, lit. Jordan Valley Regional Council), also Aravot HaYarden (lit. Jordan Plains), is a regional council covering 21 Israeli settlements in the Jordan Valley in the West Bank. The municipal territory of the council reaches from Mehola in the north, near the Beit She'an Valley, to Jericho in the south.

Most of the settlements are located on the two major north-south roads traversing the council's territory. The Allon Road on the west and Highway 90 on the east. The town of Ma'ale Efraim, a local council, is located within the regional council's borders, but constitutes an independent municipality. The regional council offices are located at the Shlomtzion regional centre.

As of 2023, David Elhayani is the head of the council.

List of villages

This regional council provides various municipal services for the villages within its territory:[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jordanvalley.org.il/?categoryId=18013 List of communities