Hevel Yavne
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District | Central |
Government | |
• Type | Regional council (from 1950) |
• Head of Municipality | Moshe Liber |
Area | |
• Total | 34,840 dunams (34.84 km2 or 13.45 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 6,400 |
Website | Official website |
Hevel Yavne Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית חבל יבנה, Mo'atza Azorit Hevel Yavneh, lit. Yavne Region Regional Council) is a regional council in the Central District of Israel. Founded in 1950, it covers 32,000 dunams and six religious communities. It is also home to two yeshivas, Yeshivat Kerem BeYavne and Yeshivat Neve Herzog.
It is bordered to the north by Yavne and Gan Raveh Regional Council; to the east by Gederot and Brenner Regional Councils; to the south by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, and to the west by Ashdod.
The council covers one kibbutz, four moshavim and a youth village;
Kibbutz
Moshavim
Youth village
Coordinates: 31°49′07″N 34°43′49″E / 31.81855°N 34.73030°E