Hof Hacarmel Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית חוף הכרמל, lit. Carmel Coast Regional Council) is a regional council located in the northern Israeli coastal plain. The council serves a large area, from Tirat HaCarmel in the north to Caesarea in the south. Its offices are located in Ein HaCarmel to the south of Haifa. The Chairman of the council is Carmel Sela.It's Zonal Engineer is the Architect Daniel Senerman
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Location
The boundaries of the council are:
- To the north: Haifa, Tirat HaCarmel, and Zevulun Regional Council
- To the south: Hadera, Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Gan Shmuel, and Menashe Regional Council
- To the east: Megiddo and Jezreel Valley Regional Council as well as the Wadi Ara settlements.
- To the west: the Mediterranean Sea
In the center of the council area are the towns of Binyamina, Zikhron Ya'aqov, Fureidis and Jisr az-Zarqa.
Settlements
Hof HaCarmel regional council contains many different types of settlements, including eight kibbutzim, ten moshavim and two communal settlements. Most of the land in the Hof HaCarmel region is owned and leased by the Israel Land Administration.
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Other villages
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Education
- Yemin-Orde
- Zvi Sitrin village
- Meir Shafia (youth village)
- Matal Hof Hacarmel - an educational therapeutic center established in 1990 by the Board of Education and Hof Hacarmel Regional Council to deal with comprehensive diagnostic and therapy of children with special needs.
Sister regions
New Hampshire, United States since December 2004
External links
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- Official website (Hebrew)
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