Regional councils (,
Mo'atza Azorit) are one of the three types of
local government entities found in
Israel and the
West Bank, with the other two being
cities and
local councils. As of 2003, there were 53 regional councils, usually responsible for governing a number of settlements spread across rural areas. Regional councils include representation of anywhere between 3 and 54 communities, usually spread over a relatively large area within geographical vicinity of each other.