Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council

The Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית שער הנגב, Mo'atza Azorit Sha'ar HaNegev, lit. Gate of the Negev Regional Council), is a regional council in the north-western Negev, in Israel's Southern District. The Regional Council's territory lies midway between Beersheba and Ashkelon, bounded on the west by the Gaza Strip. The eastern border abuts Bnei Shimon. The city of Sderot forms an enclave within Sha'ar HaNegev.

Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council מועצה אזורית שער הנגב‎ مجلس إقليمي شاعر النقب
Regional council (from 1950)
View on Highway 25 in 1998
Coordinates: 31°29′N 34°36′E
District	Southern
Government
• Head of Municipality	Yossi Keren (acting)
Area
• Total	180,780 dunams (180.78 km2 or 69.80 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	7,200
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Website	Official website

The region's population is over 6,000, and covers an area of over 45,000 acres (approx. 180 km² or 70 sq. mi.).^[1] The average elevation is approximately 180 m (495 ft.) above sea level.

Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council is in a sister city relationship with San Diego, California, in the United States of America,^[2] and has a close working relationship with the Jewish Federation of San Diego County.^[3]

Settlements

There are 11 communities, including 10 kibbutzim and one moshav.

Kibbutzim

• Bror Hayil
• Dorot
• Erez
• Gevim
• Kfar Aza
• Mefalsim
• Nahal Oz
• Nir Am
• Or HaNer
• Ruhama

Moshav

• Yakhini

Educational institutions

• Ibim

Historical sites

• Shikmim^[4][5]