Gezer Regional Council
Encyclopedia
Gezer Regional Council is a regional council
in the Center District
of Israel
. Established in 1949, it had a population of 20,700 in 2006.
im, 15 moshav
im and five communal settlements
Kibbutzim
Moshavim
Communal settlements
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 the Center District
Center District (Israel)
The Central District of Israel is one of six administrative districts, including most of the Sharon region. The district capital is Ramla. It is further divided into 4 sub-districts: Petah Tikva, Ramla, Sharon and Rehovot. The district's largest city is Rishon LeZion. Its population as of 2008 was...
of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Established in 1949, it had a population of 20,700 in 2006.
List of settlements
The council covers five kibbutzKibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
im, 15 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 and five communal settlements
Communal settlement (Israel)
A community settlement is a type of town in Israel. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the town's residents, who are organized in a cooperative, can veto a sale of a house or a business to an undesirable buyer....
Kibbutzim
- GezerGezer (kibbutz)Gezer is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah between Modi'in, Ramle and Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council...
- HuldaHulda, IsraelHulda is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near the Hulda forest and the Burma Road, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 332...
- Na'anNa'anNa'an is a kibbutz near the city of Rehovot in Israel. Located within the Central District, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council and borders the villages of Ganei Hadar, Ramot Meir and Sitria....
- Netzer SereniNetzer SereniNetzer Sereni is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah between Be'er Ya'akov and Ness Ziona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 534....
- Sha'alvimSha'alvimSha'alvim is a religious kibbutz in central Israel. Located near the city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council.-History:...
Moshavim
- AzariaAzariaAzaria , or Azarya is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around five kilometres south-east of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council...
- Beit UzielBeit UzielBeit Uziel is a moshav in Israel. Located near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council.The village was founded in 1956 by Jews who had emigrated from Morocco and from India. Due to its proximity to the country's major urban areas, the moshav, affiliated with Hapoel...
- Ganei YohananGanei YohananGanei Yohanan is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 637....
- Kfar Ben NunKfar Ben NunKfar Bin Nun is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 473....
- Kfar BiluKfar BiluKfar Bilu is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Rehovot and Kiryat Ekron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In December 2010 it had a population of 1,318....
- Kfar ShmuelKfar ShmuelKfar Shmuel is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around six kilometres south of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council...
- MatzliahMatzliahMatzliah is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around two kilometres south of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,200....
- Mishmar AyalonMishmar AyalonMishmar Ayyalon is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Latrun and Ramla on the old Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 417....
- PedayaPedayaPedaya is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 586.The moshav was founded in 1951 immigrants from Iraq...
- PetahyaPetahyaPetahya is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 729....
- Ramot MeirRamot MeirRamot Meir is a small moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around four kilometres south of Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 555....
- SitriaSitriaSitria is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 999....
- Yad Rambam
- YashreshYashreshYashresh is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around three kilometres south of Ramle and covering roughly 500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 770....
- YatzitzYatzitzYatzitz is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around seven kilometres south of Ramle and covering roughly 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 838....
Communal settlements
- Beit HashmonayBeit HashmonayBeit Hashmonay is a communal settlement in central Israel, five kilometers southeast of Ramla. Beit Hashmonay is under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2009, it had a population of 850....
- Ganei HadarGanei HadarGanei Hadar is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 286....
- Karmei YosefKarmei YosefKarmei Yosef is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah between Ramle and Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,800....
- Mishmar DavidMishmar DavidMishmar David is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council and had a population of 197 in 2006...
- Nof AyalonNof AyalonNof Ayalon is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley near Sha'alvim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 2,500....