Zevulun Regional Council Explained

Zevulun
Settlement Type:Regional council (from 1950)
Pushpin Mapsize:150
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Israel
Subdivision Type1:District
Leader Title:Head of Municipality
Leader Name:Amos Netzer
Unit Pref:dunam
Population Total:12,900
Population As Of:2014
Population Density Km2:auto
Website:Official website

Zevulun Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית זבולון, Mo'atza Azorit Zvulun) 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 Kiryat Tiv'on to the south and HaKerayot to the west.

Name

The name is derived from the Hebrew name "Emek Zevulun", lit. "Zebulun Valley", given by Zionist pioneers to the coastal area stretching along the Bay of Acre, from Acre (Akko) to Haifa, on the incorrect assumption that the tribe of Zebulun once had its territory in this area – this land was part of the allotment of Asher, and is a coastal plain, not a valley.

List of communities

Kibbutzim

Moshavim

Communal settlements

Arab villages

Other villages

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