Gederot Regional Council
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Central District of Israel
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Gederot
גדרות | |
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Regional council (from 1953) | |
| District | Central |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Yosi Kandelshein |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,710 dunams (13.71 km2 or 5.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 5,000 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Gederot Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית גדרות, Mo'atza Azorit Gderot) is a regional council in the Central District of Israel. It is located between Ashdod, Yavne and Gedera and covers an area of 13,000 dunams. Founded in 1953, it was named after a biblical town in the allotment of the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:41)[1] Its population is 4,200.
It borders on Brenner Regional Council to the north, Hevel Yavne Regional Council to the west, Be'er Tuvia Regional Council and Gan Yavne to the south, and the city of Gedera to the east.
The council includes six moshavim and one community settlement:
