Menashe Regional Council
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near the city of Hadera
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, on Israel
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's north-central coastal plain
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in the southern Haifa District
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List of localities
This regional council provides various municipal services for the 21 communities within its territory:Kibbutzim
- BarkaiBarkaiBarkai is an Israeli kibbutz in the Menashe Regional Council on the western side of Wadi Ara. Its main industries include thermal and acoustic insulation, lamination and packaging: the Polyon Barkai factory; and agriculture: cattle, poultry, avocado and field crops.-External links:* *...
- Ein ShemerEin ShemerEin Shemer is a kibbutz in Israel in the Shomron region, surrounded by citrus groves, orchards and fields. It is located just south of Route 65, about 6 km northeast of Hadera, and is in the Menashe Regional Council. The kibbutz was founded in 1927. The kibbutz makes a living from agriculture and...
- Gan Shmuel
- Kfar GliksonKfar GliksonKfar Glikson is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Binyamina and Pardes Hana-Karkur, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 269....
- Lahavot Haviva
- MagalMagalMagal is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Wadi Ara region of the northern Sharon plain near the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council...
- Ma'anitMa'anitMa'anit is a kibbutz located near the town of Pardes Hanna-Karkur in northern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council.-History:...
- MetzerMetzerMetzer is a kibbutz in the Menashe area of northern Israel.The kibbutz was founded on 8 September 1953 by immigrants from Argentina. In November 2002, a Palestinian terrorist infiltrated the kibbutz and murdered 5 people including a mother and her two sons. The perpetrator, Sirhan Sirhan , was...
- Mishmarot
- RegavimRegavimRegavim is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Umm al-Fahm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 270....
Moshavim
- Ein IronEin IronEin Iron is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain to the north-east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 452....
- Gan HaShomronGan HaShomronGan HaShomron is a moshav located north-east of Hadera , on the road to Afula, Highway 65. It is named for its location on at the foot of the Shomron mountains. It was established in the spring of 1934 by Jewish immigrants from Germany who trained as farmers in Nahalal and Ein Shemer...
- Kfar PinesKfar PinesKfar Pines is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located to the north-east of Hadera, adjacent to Pardes Hanna-Karkur and Ein Iron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council...
- Maor
- Mei AmiMei AmiMei Ami is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Wadi Ara around two kilometres south of Umm al-Fahm with an area of 3,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 270....
- Sde YitzhakSde YitzhakSde Yitzhak is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain to the south-east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 264....
- Talmei ElazarTalmei ElazarTalmei Elazar is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain to the north-east of Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 693....
Arab villages
- al-ArianAl-Arianal-Arian is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located in Wadi Ara, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 286....
- MeiserMeiserMeiser , is an Israeli Arab village located 0.5km west of the Green Line north of the city of Baqa-Jatt in the Wadi Ara region. It is one of three Arab villages in the Menashe Regional Council and is part of the triangle...
- Umm al-QutufUm Al-QutufUmm al-Qutuf is an Israeli-Arab village in the Menashe Regional Council. It is located in the triangle.-See also:*List of Arab localities in Israel...
Other villages
- Alonei YitzhakAlonei YitzhakAlonei Yitzhak is a youth village in northern Israel. Located near Binyamina, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 210....
- Sha'ar MenasheSha'ar MenasheSha'ar Menashe is a village and psychiatric hospital in northern Israel. Located near Pardes Hanna-Karkur with an area of 740 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. It's siutated at the western gate to the land of the Israelite tribe of Menashe...