Bustan al-Marj Regional Council
Regional council in Northern Israel
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The Bustan al-Marj Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית בוסתן אל-מרג', romanized: Mo'atza Azorit Bustan al-Marj; Arabic: مجلس بستان المرج الإقليمي) is a regional council in northern Israel. Its territory lies adjacent to the Jezreel Valley and north of Afula, and includes four Arab villages:
Bustan al-Marj Regional Council
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Regional council (from 2000) | |
The offices of the regional council in Afula | |
![]() Interactive map of Bustan al-Marj Regional Council | |
| District | Northern |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Ahmed Zoabi |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,960 dunams (8.96 km2; 3.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 8,496 |
| • Density | 948/km2 (2,460/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Villages
Voting Patterns
In the 2022 election, 86 percent of voters in the regional council voted for the Arab parties, while 11 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 3 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu.[1]
