Bnei Shimon Regional Council

The B'nei Shimon Regional Council (Hebrew מועצה אזורית בני שמעון Mo'atza Azorit B'nei Shimon ) is an Israeli regional administration. It is named after one of the twelve tribes of Israel, the tribe of Simeon.

Location

The B'nei Shimon Regional Council is located in the northern Negev, in the Southern District.

History

In the field of regional administration " 11 Point Program in the Negev desert " were first established in 1946 as part of the four localities ( three kibbutzim and one moshav ). Other cities were built after the creation of Israel. The regional government was established in 1952.

Structure

The Regional Administration is responsible for:

Population

The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics indicates when the census on May 22, 1961 May 19, 1972, June 4, 1983, November 4, 1995 and December 28, 2008, the following for regional management population figures:

In the field of regional administration are about 10,000 nomadic Bedouins. These were not calculated in the 2008 census as a resident of the regional administration, as they have no fixed abode.

Source: http://www.cbs.gov.il/reader/?MIval=cw_usr_view_Folder&ID=141/Israelisches Central Bureau of Statistics.

Pictures

The kibbutz Chatzerim

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