Shafir | |
Native Name: | مجلس إقليمي شفير |
Settlement Type: | Regional council (from 1950) |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 150 |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Southern |
Leader Title: | Head of Municipality |
Leader Name: | Adir Neeman |
Unit Pref: | dunam |
Population Total: | 10,300 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | Official website |
Shafir Regional Council (he|מועצה אזורית שפיר, Mo'atza Azorit Shafir) is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel near the city of Kiryat Gat.
The council is bordered on the north by the Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, on the east by Yoav Regional Council and Kiryat Gat, on the south by Lakhish Regional Council, and on the west by Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, Yoav Regional Council.
The council is named for the Biblical city of Shafir.