Lower Galilee Regional Council

Lower Galilee הגליל התחתון‎
Regional council (from 1950)
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Government
• Head of Municipality	Nitzan Peleg
Area
• Total	192,990 dunams (192.99 km2 or 74.51 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	11,300
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Website	Official website

The Lower Galilee Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית הגליל התחתון, Mo'atza Azorit HaGalil HaTahton) is a regional council in the Northern District of Israel. Lower Galilee Regional Council encompasses most of the settlements in the Lower Galilee with a population of 11,300 (2014), including three kibbutzim, ten moshavim and two community settlements, along with two youth villages located in its administrative territory.

Kadoorie is the seat of Lower Galilee Regional Council and the council building is situated in the proximity to the Kadoorie Agricultural High School. The current Head of Lower Galilee Regional Council is Nitzan Peleg since 2019.

List of settlements

Lower Galilee Regional Council provides municipal services for the populations within its territory, who live in various types of communities including kibbutzim, moshavim, a moshava, community settlements and youth villages:

Kibbutzim

• Beit Keshet
• Beit Rimon
• Lavi

Moshavim

• Arbel
• HaZor'im
• Ilaniya

• Kfar Hittim
• Kfar Kisch
• Kfar Zeitim

• Sde Ilan
• Shadmot Dvora
• Sharona

Moshava

• Mitzpa

Community settlements

• Giv'at Avni
• Masad
• Mitzpe Netofa

Youth villages

• Hodayot
• Kadoorie Agricultural High School

Economy

Tourism

During the last decade a big rise has occurred to the guest houses industry in all of the north region of Israel including the Lower Galilee.

Agriculture

The various branches of agriculture are still the most prevalent economic sector in the council region. This includes floral greenhouses, field crops, dairy barns and poultry raising.

Industry

The council also has two industrial areas co-managed with the municipality of Tiberias and the Tur'an local council:

• Lower Galilee Industrial Zone - includes the Wissotzky Tea factory and the Primor juice factory.
• Lower Galilee Industrial Park