Megiddo Regional Council
Megiddo
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| District | Northern |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional council (from 1954) |
| • Head of Municipality | Itzik Holevski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 173,420 dunams (173.42 km2 or 66.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 11,300 |
| Website | Official website |
The Megiddo Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית מגידו, Mo'atza Azorit Megido) is a regional council in northern Israel encompassing land on the Menashe Plateau, and partly in the Jezreel Valley. The council is bounded by the city of Yokneam Illit to the north, and the Carmel mountain range to the east, and houses about 9600 people on nine kibbutzim, and four moshavim located in its municipal territory.
The council is named after the ancient city of Megiddo, with the remains of this ancient city being located in the proximity of kibbutz Megiddo, in the territory of the council. The Head of the Regional Council is Hanan Erez, a member of kibbutz Hazorea who was elected to office in 2004.
Megiddo Regional Council is one of the oldest regional councils in Israel, being established in 1945, three years before the establishment of the State of Israel. Before 1945, the territory of the council was part of Gush Nahalal, a municipal entity of the British Mandate. The first Head of the Megiddo Regional Council was Avraham Fine from Ein HaShofet.
At the time of its establishment, the council included only 3,000 inhabitants from five settlements. It was originally named "Harei Efrayim" (lit. Efrayim Hills), changing its name to "Megiddo" in 1952, although this change was only officially approved by the state in 1954.
The oldest settlement in the council is kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek, established in 1926, whilst the youngest settlement is moshav Midrakh Oz, established in 1952.
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