Shomron Regional Council

Shomron Regional Council
מועצה אזורית שומרון‎
Official logo of Shomron Regional Council
CountryIsrael
DistrictJudea and Samaria Area
RegionWest Bank
Area
2,800,000 dunams (2,800 km2 or 1,100 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
45,810
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Websitewww.shomron.org.il

The Shomron Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית שומרון, Mo'atza Azorit Shomron, English Samaria Regional Council) is an Israeli regional council in the northern portion of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Thirty-five Israeli settlements fall under its jurisdiction.[2] As of December 2020 the jurisdiction area of the council has a population of about 47,200 people.[3] The main offices are located in the Barkan Industrial Park.

The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4]

Covering 2,800 square kilometers of the West Bank, it was, prior to the fall of 2005 when some of its municipal land was abandoned as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan, the largest Israeli regional council in municipal area.

In August 2015, Yossi Dagan was elected to position of Chairman of Shomron Regional Council, with 62% of the vote.[5]

  1. ^ "Locality File". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2011. Archived from the original (XLS) on September 23, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. ^ (Hebrew). "The Shomron Regional Council website". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ^ "LOCALITIES AND POPULATION, BY MUNICIPAL STATUS AND DISTRICT" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 31 August 2021. p. 2.
  4. ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  5. ^ LAZAROFF, TOVAH (5 August 2015). "Yossi Dagan wins election to head Samaria Regional Counci". Jerusalem Post.