Yavne'el

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Yavne'el

Hebrew יבניאל
Founded in 1901
Government Local council (from 1951)
District North
Population 2,900 (2006)
Jurisdiction 31,680 dunams

Yavne'el (Hebrew: יבניאל‎) is a Moshava and a local council in the North District of Israel. Located south-west of Tiberias, it was declared a local council in 1951. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it had a population of 2,900 in 2006, with a growth rate of 1.4%. The majority of the citizens of the council are Jewish. The local council includes Yavne'el, former moshava Beit-Gan, former Tower and stockade moshav Mishmar HaShlosha, and former moshav Smadar.

The village was established by the Jewish Colonization Association on lands bought by the Baron Rothschild, by villagers from Horan and Metula. In Yavne'el many organizations were established including the Israeli Farmers Union, the Galil squardon and the Golani Brigade.

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Coordinates: 32°42′34.19″N 35°29′57.84″E / 32.7094972, 35.4994

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