Gezer Regional Council
Israeli regional council
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Gezer Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית גזר, romanized: Mo'atza Azorit Gezer) is a regional council in the Shephelah region of the Central District of Israel. The council's headquarters are located in the community settlement of Beit Hashmonai. Established in 1949, the regional council had a population of 20,700 in 2006.
Gezer
גזר | |
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Regional council (from 1949) | |
Gezer Regional Council Headquarters | |
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 Interactive map of Gezer | |
| District | Central |
| Subdistrict | Ramla, Rehovot |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Rotem Yadlin |
| Area | |
• Total | 114,230 dunams (114.23 km2; 44.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 24,900 |
| • Density | 218/km2 (565/sq mi) |
| Website | Official website |
List of settlements
The council covers five kibbutzim, 15 moshavim, and five community settlements.
Kibbutzim
Moshavim
- Azaria
- Beit Uziel
- Ganei Yohanan
- Kfar Ben Nun
- Kfar Bilu
- Kfar Shmuel
- Matzliah
- Mishmar Ayalon
- Pedaya
- Petahya
- Ramot Meir
- Sitria
- Yad Rambam
- Yashresh
- Yatzitz
Community settlements
Voting Patterns
In the 2022 election, 53 percent of voters in the regional council voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 46 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 0.2 percent voted for the Arab parties.[1]
