Mateh Binyamin
מטה בנימין | |
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Regional council (from 1980) | |
 The new council building (from December 2020) at Sha'ar Binyamin | |
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| Region | West Bank |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Israel Ganz |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 86,785 |
| Website | Official website |
Mateh Binyamin Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית מטה בנימין, Mo'atza Azorit Mateh Binyamin, Lit. Council for the Region of the Tribe of Benjamin) is a regional council governing 47 Israeli settlements and outposts in the West Bank. The council's jurisdiction is from the Jordan valley in the east to the Samarian foothills in the west, and from the Shiloh creek in the north to the Jerusalem Mountains in the south.
The seat of the council is Psagot.[1] The council is named for the ancient Israelite tribe of Benjamin, whose territory roughly corresponds to that of the council. The region in which the Binyamin settlements are located is referred to as the Binyamin Region.
The international community considers Israeli settlements to be illegal, but the state of Israel disputes this, and this applies to all communities under the administration of Mateh Binyamin.
- ^ "Psagot - Local Authority Details" (in Hebrew). Israeli Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2009.