Alona Regional Council
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Alona Regional Council is a regional council
in northern Israel
. It is part of Haifa District
and covers three moshav
im, Amikam
, Aviel
and Givat Nili
. The council's headquarters are located in Amikam.
Regional council (Israel)
Regional councils are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel, with the other two being cities and local councils. As of 2003, there were 53 regional councils in Israel, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas...
in northern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It is part of Haifa District
Haifa District
Haifa District is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of six administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa...
and covers three moshav
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
im, Amikam
Amikam
Amikam is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Alona Regional Council, whose headquarters are located in the moshav. In 2006 it had a population of 561...
, Aviel
Aviel
Aviel is a small and pastoral moshav in northern Israel. It is located south of Haifa within Alona Regional Council and next to Binyamina-Giv'at Ada. It had a population of 511 in 2006....
and Givat Nili
Givat Nili
Givat Nili is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov and Wadi Ara, it falls under the jurisdiction of Alona Regional Council. In 2006 its population was 461....
. The council's headquarters are located in Amikam.