Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council

Coordinates: 33°4′N 35°15′E / 33.067°N 35.250°E / 33.067; 35.250
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Ma'ale Yosef
מעלה יוסף
Regional council (from 1957)
Location of Ma'ale Yosef
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityShimon Goata
Area
 • Total92,950 dunams (92.95 km2 or 35.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total9,600
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית מעלה יוסף, Mo'atza Azorit Ma'aleh Yosef) is a regional council in the Upper Galilee, part of the Northern District of Israel, situated between the towns of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Shlomi. Its offices are located in Gornot HaGalil.

The council was established in 1963, although most of its settlements were founded in the 1950s. It was named for

First World War
.

Geography

The council runs along the

Israel-Lebanon border. It is bounded on the west by the Mateh Asher Regional Council and Kafr Yasif, on the south by the Misgav Regional Council, and on the east by the Merom HaGalil Regional Council. Within its geographic area are several Druze and other Israeli-Arab
villages.

List of settlements

The regional council provides municipal services for the populations within its territory, who live on

community settlements
.

Moshavim

Community settlements

External links

33°4′N 35°15′E / 33.067°N 35.250°E / 33.067; 35.250