Megiddo Regional Council
The Megiddo Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית מגידו, Mo'atza Azorit Megido) is a regional council in northern Israel encompassing land on the Menashe Plateau, and partly in the Jezreel Valley. The council is bounded by the city of Yokneam Illit to the north, and the Carmel mountain range to the east, and houses about 9600 people on nine kibbutzim, and four moshavim located in its municipal territory.
Megiddo
מגידו | |
|---|---|
Regional council (from 1954) | |
| District | Northern |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Itzik Holavsky |
| Area | |
| • Total | 173,420 dunams (173.42 km2 or 66.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 11,300 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
The council is named after the ancient city of Megiddo, with the remains of this ancient city being located in the proximity of kibbutz Megiddo, in the territory of the council. The Head of the Regional Council is Hanan Erez, a member of kibbutz Hazorea who was elected to office in 2004.
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