Hof Ashkelon Regional Council

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Hof Ashkelon
חוף אשקלון
حوف عسقلان
Regional council (from 1950)
Location of Hof Ashkelon
DistrictSouthern
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityItamar Revivo
Area
 • Total175,310 dunams (175.31 km2 or 67.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total15,600
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial website

Hof Ashkelon Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית חוף אשקלון‎, Mo'atza Azorit Hof Ashkelon, lit. Ashkelon Coast Regional Council) is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel.

The council is bordered to the north by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, to the east by the Be'er Tuvia, Lakhish, Shafir and Yoav Regional Councils, to the south by Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council and the Gaza Strip, and to the west by Ashkelon and the Mediterranean Sea.

List of communities[]

The council covers 19 communities, including five kibbutzim, eleven moshavim, two community settlements and a youth village.

Kibbutzim Moshavim Community settlements Youth villages

External links[]

Coordinates: 31°43′01″N 34°37′59″E / 31.717°N 34.633°E / 31.717; 34.633

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