Hof Ashkelon Regional Council

Hof Ashkelon Regional Council (מועצה אזורית חוף אשקלון, Mo'atza Azorit Hof Ashkelon, lit. Ashkelon Coast Regional Council) is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. As of the year 2019, its population is around 18,000.

The council is bordered to the north by Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, to the east by the Be'er Tuvia, Lakhish, Shafir and Yoav Regional Councils, to the south by Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council and the Gaza Strip, and to the west by Ashkelon and the Mediterranean Sea. Its average elevation is 54 meters above the sea level.

List of communities
The council covers 19 communities, including five kibbutzim, eleven moshavim, two community settlements and a youth village.

Kibbutzim Moshavim Community settlements Youth villages
 * Gevaram
 * Karmia
 * Nitzanim
 * Yad Mordechai
 * Zikim
 * Beit Shikma
 * Berekhya
 * Ge'a
 * Heletz
 * Hodiya
 * Kokhav Michael
 * Mashen
 * Mavki'im
 * Nir Yisrael
 * Netiv HaAsara
 * Talmei Yafeh
 * Bat Hadar
 * Be'er Ganim
 * Nitzan
 * Nitzan Bet
 * Kfar Silver
 * Nitzanim Youth Village (closed)