Rishon LeZion
רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן | |
|---|---|
City (from 1950) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Riˀšon l Ṣiyon |
| • Translit. | Rishon LeTziyon |
| • Also spelled | Rishon LeZiyyon (official) |
     From up to the left: Palm Tree Boulevards, The Superland and Yes Planet, Leader's Park, 'Off the lip' Sculpture, Gold Mall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Rishon LeZion  Rishon LeZion | |
| Coordinates: 31°57′N 34°48′E / 31.950°N 34.800°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raz Kinstlich |
| Area | |
• Total | 61,914.25 dunams (61.91425 km2 or 23.90523 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 260,453 |
| • Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews | 89.9% |
| • Arabs | 0.1% |
| • Others | 10% |
| Name meaning | First to Zion |
Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן , lit. "First to Zion") is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain eight kilometres (5 mi) south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.
Founded in 1882 by Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire who were part of the First Aliyah, it was the first Zionist settlement founded in Palestine by the New Yishuv and the second Jewish farm settlement established in Ottoman Syria in the 19th century, after Petah Tikva. As of 2017, it was the fourth-largest city in Israel, with a population of 260,453.[2]
The city is a member of Forum 15, which is an association of fiscally autonomous cities in Israel that do not depend on national balancing or development grants.[3]
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Oops, Something is wrong" (PDF). Cbs.gov.il. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Forum-15 : פורום ה - 15". Forum15.org.il. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.