Golan Regional Council () is a regional council that supervises regional services to Israeli settlements located on the Golan Heights. It is made up 33 settlements: 18 moshavim, 9 kibbutzim, 6 community settlements and one Moshava. The council headquarters is in the town of Katzrin. The current Head of Council is Ori Kallner.
Heads of council Moshe Gorlik (1978–79) Eytan Lis (1979–88) Yehuda Vulman (1988–2001) Eli Malka (2001–2018) Haim Rokach (2018–2024) Ori Kallner (2024–)
Shimon Sheves was deputy council head in the early years of the council's existence.
Jurisdiction boundaries The Golan Regional Council's describes its jurisdiction as 'From Mount Hermon in the north to Hamat Gader in the south, and from the ceasefire lines with Syria in the east to the Jordan Valley, the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River in the west.':
Settlements
NameTypeFoundedPopulation (2019)AfikKibbutz1972345Alonei HaBashanMoshav1981457AniamMoshav1978 533Avnei EitanMoshav1978725Bnei YehudaCommunity settlement1972 1,085Ein ZivanKibbutz1968370El RomKibbutz1971398EliadMoshav1968 433GeshurKibbutz1976 280Givat YoavMoshav1970 707Had NesCommunity settlement1989 810Hispin (Haspin)Community settlement1978 2,055KanafMoshav1991 461Kela AlonCommunity settlement1991319KeshetMoshav1974 799Kfar HaruvKibbutz1974434Kidmat TzviMoshava1981 499Ma'ale GamlaMoshav1975 557Merom GolanKibbutz1967743MetzarKibbutz1981299Mevo HamaKibbutz1968459NaturKibbutz1980 713Neot GolanMoshav1968 632Neve AtivMoshav1968 110 NimrodMoshav1982 16NovMoshav1974 965OdemMoshav1975155OrtalKibbutz1977 343Ramat MagshimimMoshav1968 705Ramat Trump/Trump HightsCommunity settlement20190RamotMoshav1969552 Sha'alMoshav1980 276YonatanMoshav1978 745
Settlement product ban In August 2026, the Dutch government banned products from Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights.
Demographics As of February 2026, the Council has a population of 20,520. Approximately 40% of the population is under 18, whereas 10% are senior citizens.
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