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Sdot Negev Regional Council

Coordinates: 31°25′N 34°33′E / 31.417°N 34.550°E / 31.417; 34.550
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Sdot Negev Regional Council
מועצה אזורית שדות נגב
مجلس إقليمي سدوت نقب
Location of Sdot Negev Regional Council
DistrictSouthern
Established1951
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityTamir Idan
Area
 • Total117,350 dunams (117.35 km2 or 45.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total9,100
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial website
Shokeda forest, under the jurisdiction of the Sdot Negev Regional Council, 2012

Sdot Negev Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית שדות נגב, Mo'atza Azorit Sdot Negev, lit. Negev Fields Regional Council), formerly Azata Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית עזתה, Mo'atza Azorit Azata), is a regional council in the northwestern Negev desert in the Southern District of Israel.

History

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The Sdot Negev region council was established in 1951 by the Religious Zionist HaPoel HaMizrahi settlement movement. The council encompasses 16 communities: two kibbutzim, 12 moshavim and two community settlements.[1]

Despite frequent rocket attacks from the nearby Gaza Strip, the population of the Sdot Negev region has increased 55 percent in 2006–2012.[1] Residents have cited the educational system, atmosphere and rural lifestyle as incentives for moving to this part of the Negev.[1]

List of communities

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Kibbutzim:

Moshavim:

Community settlements:

References

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31°25′N 34°33′E / 31.417°N 34.550°E / 31.417; 34.550