Megilot Regional Council (, Mo'atza Azorit Megilot), also Megilot Dead Sea Regional Council, is a regional council in the Judean Desert of Israel, near the western shores of the Dead Sea. It covers six Israeli settlements. With only about 1,400 residents, it is Israel's smallest regional council.Population Summary Tables 2005 Central Bureau of Statistics Its municipal offices are located in Vered Yeriho.
Etymology The name "Megilot" means scrolls. It refers to the fact that the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in Qumran, which lies within the council's governing area, near Kalya.
Communities There are six communities in the council: four kibbutzim, one moshav, and one other community.
Kibbutzim Almog Beit HaArava Mitzpe Shalem Kalya
Moshav Vered Yeriho
Other community Bait Hagla Ovnat
Voting Patterns In the 2022 election, 56 percent of voters in the regional council voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid, while 44 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu and 0.1 percent voted for the Arab parties.
References
External links Megilot Regional Council homepage (Hebrew)