Regional council (Israel)

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The Israeli Ministry of Interior recognizes three types of local government in Israel: cities, regional councils, and local councils.

The regional council in Israel is a local authority which governs multiple rural communities which are located in the same relative geographic vicinity. Each community, whose population usually does not exceed 2000, is managed by a local committee which sends representatives to the administering regional council.

There are 54 regional councils in Israel.