Megilot
מגילות | |
|---|---|
Regional council (from 1981) | |
 | |
| Region | West Bank |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Aryeh Cohen |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,827 |
| Website | Official website |
Megilot Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית מגילות, Mo'atza Azorit Megilot), also Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council, is a regional council in the Judean Desert of the West Bank, near the western shores of the Dead Sea. It covers six Israeli settlements. With only about 1,400 residents, it is Israel's smallest regional council.[1] Its municipal offices are located in Vered Yeriho.
- ^ Population Summary Tables 2005 Archived 2008-01-13 at the Wayback Machine Central Bureau of Statistics