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Shafir Regional Council

Shafir
מועצה אזורית שפיר
مجلس إقليمي شفير
Regional council (from 1950)
Guvrin Stream, sketching the border between the regional municipalities of Shafir and Be'er Tuvia.
Guvrin Stream, sketching the border between the regional municipalities of Shafir and Be'er Tuvia.
Location of Shafir
Map
Interactive map of Shafir
DistrictSouthern
SubdistrictAshkelon
Government
  Head of MunicipalityAdir Neeman
Area
  Total
81,860 dunams (81.86 km2; 31.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
10,300
  Density126/km2 (326/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial website

Shafir Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית שפיר, Mo'atza Azorit Shafir) is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel near the city of Kiryat Gat.

The council is bordered on the north by the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, on the east by Yoav Regional Council and Kiryat Gat, on the south by Lakhish Regional Council, and on the west by Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, Yoav Regional Council.

The council is named for the Biblical city of Shafir.

List of settlements

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Kibbutz

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Moshavim

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Villages

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Voting Patterns

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In the 2022 election, 91 percent of voters in the regional council voted for the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, while 9 percent voted for the parties of the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 0.03 percent voted for the Arab parties.[1]

31°40′59″N 34°43′01″E / 31.683°N 34.717°E / 31.683; 34.717

  1. "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.