Mevaseret Zion

Mevaseret Zion מְבַשֶּׂרֶת צִיּוֹן‎ مڤاسريت صهيون
Local council
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Mbaśśert Çiyon
• Also spelled	Mevasseret Ziyyon (official)
View of Mevaseret from Rekhes Halilim
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 31°48′N 35°9′E / 31.800°N 35.150°E / 31.800; 35.150
Country	Israel
District	Jerusalem District
Founded	1951
Government
• Head of Municipality	Yoram Shimon
Area
• Total	6,390 dunams (6.39 km2 or 2.47 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	25,487
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Ethnicity [1]
• Jews and others	99.6%
• Arabs	0.4%
Name meaning	Herald of Zion (from Isaiah 40:9)

Mevaseret Zion (Hebrew: מבשרת ציון, lit. 'Herald of Zion') is a town and local council located 10 km (6 mi) to the west of Jerusalem, straddling both sides of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway. Mevaseret Zion is composed of two distinct older townships, Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim, under the jurisdiction of one local council. The newer neighborhoods of Mevaseret Zion were not part of either settlement.

Mevaseret Zion is located on a mountain ridge 750 m (2,460 ft) above sea level, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. In 2022 it had a population of 24,409, spread over 15 neighborhoods. It is the wealthiest municipality per capita in the Jerusalem District. Mevaseret Zion's current mayor is Yoram Shimon.