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*'''West''': the settlement of [[Tzofim]], reaching to [[Kfar Saba]].
*'''West''': the settlement of [[Tzofim]], reaching to [[Kfar Saba]].
*'''South''': the settlements of [[Peduel]] and [[Alei Zahav]].
*'''South''': the settlements of [[Peduel]] and [[Alei Zahav]].
The Council is divided into geographic regions, where each region has its own characteristics:<ref name="about">[http://www.shomron.org.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=938&CategoryID=53&Page=1 מועצה איזורית שומרון] Shomron Regional Council {{dead link|date=March 2013}}</ref>
The Council is divided into geographic regions, where each region has its own characteristics:<ref name="about">[http://www.shomron.org.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=938&CategoryID=53&Page=1 מועצה איזורית שומרון] Shomron Regional Council {{wayback|url=http://www.shomron.org.il/Index.asp?ArticleID=938&CategoryID=53&Page=1 |date=20071106103746 }}</ref>
*The '''Northern Shomron''' region: [[Hinanit]], [[Hermesh]], [[Tal Menashe]], [[Mevo Dotan]], [[Reihan]], [[Shaked]]. All the communities are secular, except for Tal Menashe. Population is around 2,000.
*The '''Northern Shomron''' region: [[Hinanit]], [[Hermesh]], [[Tal Menashe]], [[Mevo Dotan]], [[Reihan]], [[Shaked]]. All the communities are secular, except for Tal Menashe. Population is around 2,000.
*'''Central-Western Shomron''': [[Avnei Hefetz]], [[Barkan]], [[Ma'ale Shomron]], [[Nofim]], [[Sal'it]], [[Einav]], [[Etz Efraim]], [[Peduel]], [[Tzufim]], [[Kiryat Netafim]], [[Revava]], [[Shavei Shomron]], [[Sha'arei Tikva]], [[Yakir]]: mixed population (secular and religious). Most of the communities are large and well established. If you add to them the [[Local council (Israel)|Local Authorities]] in Samaria ([[Alfei Menashe]], [[Elkana]], [[Immanuel (town)|Immanuel]], [[Karnei Shomron]], [[Kedumim]], [[Oranit]]; and the city of [[Ariel (city)|Ariel]]), all of which are located in this region, the Jewish population numbers about 60,000.
*'''Central-Western Shomron''': [[Avnei Hefetz]], [[Barkan]], [[Ma'ale Shomron]], [[Nofim]], [[Sal'it]], [[Einav]], [[Etz Efraim]], [[Peduel]], [[Tzufim]], [[Kiryat Netafim]], [[Revava]], [[Shavei Shomron]], [[Sha'arei Tikva]], [[Yakir]]: mixed population (secular and religious). Most of the communities are large and well established. If you add to them the [[Local council (Israel)|Local Authorities]] in Samaria ([[Alfei Menashe]], [[Elkana]], [[Immanuel (town)|Immanuel]], [[Karnei Shomron]], [[Kedumim]], [[Oranit]]; and the city of [[Ariel (city)|Ariel]]), all of which are located in this region, the Jewish population numbers about 60,000.

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Shomron Regional Council
Template:Hebrew
Official logo of Shomron Regional Council
CountryIsrael
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
RegionWest Bank
Area
2,800,000 dunams (2,800 km2 or 1,100 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
23,600
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.shomron.org.il/

The Shomron Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית שומרון, Mo'atza Azorit Shomron, English Samaria Regional Council) is an Israeli regional council in the northern West Bank. It provides municipal services for the 29 Israeli settlements in the Samarian hills within its jurisdiction with a total population of about 23,600 people. The council seat is located in Elon Moreh, the offices are located in the Barkan Industrial Park.

The municipal area of the Council spreads across 2,800 square kilometers. Until the fall of 2005 when some of its municipal land was abandoned as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan, the Shomron Regional Council had been the largest Israeli regional council in municipal area.

The head of Shomron Regional Council is Gershon Mesika, who was elected in November 2007, replacing Benzi Lieberman.[2] Mesika was replaced by Yossi Dagan in 2015 after a corruption scandal.[3]

Geography

The municipal area of the Council spreads across 2,800 square kilometers, which corresponds to about 10 percent of the area of the State of Israel within the Green Line. In municipal area, Shomron Regional Council is among the largest Israeli authorities.

Map of communities of Shomron regional council

The municipal boundaries:

The Council is divided into geographic regions, where each region has its own characteristics:[4]

Settlements

The largest settlement in the Shomron Regional Council today is Sha'arei Tikva, numbering over 5,500 residents.

List of settlements

Razed settlements

During the implementation of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of August/September 2005, the residents of four of the Shomron Regional Council's settlements were evicted, their residential buildings destroyed, and land abandoned to the Palestinians, including territory outlined in the Oslo Accords as Area 'C' in full Israeli control.

In northern Shomron:

References

  1. ^ "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mesika Sweeps Shomron Election". Arutz 7. 2007-11-28. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  3. ^ "Itamar Eichner 'US embassy: Diplomats did not pull guns on settlers'". Ynet. 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  4. ^ מועצה איזורית שומרון Shomron Regional Council Template:Wayback

External links

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