The Mate Yehuda Regional Council ( Hebrew מועצה אזורית מטה יהודה ) is the only regional council in the Jerusalem District of Israel, one of the largest in the country by territory and the largest in the number of settlements - there are 57 in 2010. Its territory stretches from Jerusalem in the east to the coastal lowlands in the west, in the middle is highway number 1.
 Regional Council of Israel | |||||
| Mate Yehuda | |||||
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| Heb. מטה יהודה | |||||
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| County | Jerusalem | ||||
| Founded in | 1964 | ||||
Demographic data on CSB for 2018 [1] :
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| Socio-Economic Assessment | 6 out of 10 | ||||
| Gini coefficient | 0.4427 | ||||
| Head of council | Moshe Dadon | ||||
| Square | 520 km² | ||||
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Religious composition Religious composition as of 2009 : Jews (90.2%) Muslims (8.1%) Christians (0.1%) Druze (0%) No religion (1.6%) | |||||
Population by age Population by age as of 2009 : 0-4 years (10.5%) 5-9 years (9.8%) 10-14 years (9.2%) 15-19 years (8.5%) 20-29 years (13.6%) 30-44 years old (22.8%) 45-59 years (15.3%) 60-64 years old (3.4%) > 65 years old (6.9%) | |||||
Content
History
It was created in 1964 by combining four smaller regional councils - Even ha-Ezer , Guizot , Harey Yehuda , ha-Ela . The composition of the Jewish population of the council is very diverse, efforts are being made to maintain the customs and folklore of each community.
Population
According to statistics from the Central Statistical Bureau of Israel, the population of the regional council for 2018 is 56,600 people [1] .
Natural population growth is 3.2%.
56.6% of students receive a certificate of maturity .
The average salary for 2007 is 7,562 shekels .
Settlements
Kibbutzim
- Harel
- Maale Ha Hamish
- Nachshon
- Netiv Ha Lamed Hay
- Tsuba
- Zor'a
- Kiryat Anavim
- Ramat Rachel
Moshavs
- Aviaser
- Even Sapir
- Aderet
- Ora
- Estahol
- Beit zait
- Beit meir
- Beit nekuf
- Becoa
- Bar giora
- Giv'at Yearim
- Giv'at Yeshayahu
- Hefen
- Zharia
- Zanuah
- Tal Shahar
- Yad Hashmona
- Kisalon
- Kfar Uriah
- Lusit
- Mevo Beitar
- Mata
- Mahaseya
- Mesilat Zion
- Neve Ilan
- Neve Michael
- Nehusha
- Naham
- Nes Harim
- Agur
- Aminadav
- Zalphon
- Zafririm
- Ramat Raziel
- Sdot Mikha
- Shoeva
- Shoresh
- Tyrosh
- Taoz
- Tar
Arab villages
- Ain Nakuba
- Ain Rafa
Communal villages
- Guizo
- Motsa Illit
- Neve Shalom
- Nataf
- Zur Hadassah
- Srigim
Institutions outside settlements
- Youth Village “Kiryat Yearim”
- Ein Karem School
- Psychiatric Hospital "Eitanim"
- Retorno Drug Dependence Treatment Institution (Giv'at Shemesh)
- Institution for the treatment of drug addiction "Kfar-Zoharim"
- Special educational institution "Yedida"
- Deir Rafat Monastery
Twin Cities
- Vantaa ( Fin. Vantaa or Vanda Swede. Vanda ), Finland - since 1967 [2]
- Würzburg (district, German: Landkreis Würzburg ), Germany - since 1997
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Population by municipal status, districts and regional councils as of 01.01.2018 (Hebrew) . Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel . Date of treatment December 4, 2018.
- ↑ Embassy of Finland in Tel Aviv