Mate Binyamin ( Hebrew מועצה אזורית מטה בנימין ) is a regional council in Israel, comprising 42 settlements and outposts in the south of Samaria (Shomron) on the West Bank . The administrative center of the council is Psagoth [2] . It is named after the ancient Jewish Tribe of Benjamin , whose traditional territory is occupied. The entire surrounding region is called the Binyamina region.
 Regional Council of Israel | |||||
| Mate Binyamin | |||||
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| Heb. מועצה אזורית מטה בנימין | |||||
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| County | Judea and Samaria | ||||
| Founded in | 1980 | ||||
Demographic data on CSB for 2018 [1] :
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| Socio-Economic Assessment | 5 out of 10 | ||||
| Gini coefficient | 0.4461 | ||||
| Head of council | Avi Roe | ||||
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Religious composition Religious composition as of 2014 : Jews (99.2%) Muslims (0%) Christians (0%) Druze (0%) No religion (0.8%) | |||||
Population by age Population by age as of 2014 : 0-4 years (16.1%) 5-9 years (15.0%) 10-14 years (12.1%) 15-19 years (9.9%) 20-29 years (14.0%) 30-44 years old (17.8%) 45-59 years (10.5%) 60-64 years (2.1%) > 65 years (2.5%) | |||||
The Council has existed since 1980. In November 2007, was elected head of the council, replacing his predecessor , who held this post for 28 years [3] .
Population
According to statistics from the Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel, the population of the regional council for 2018 is 65,400 people [1] .
List of settlements
The Mate Binyamin Regional Council provides various municipal services to 42 settlements and outposts.
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.
- ↑ Psagot - Local Authority Details (Hebrew) (inaccessible link) . Israeli Ministry of the Interior . Date of treatment January 8, 2009. Archived July 21, 2011.
- ↑ Avi Roeh Chosen to Lead Binyamin Region . Seventh Channel (November 28, 2007). Date of treatment November 28, 2007.