Rishon LeZion

Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion; רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן‬ (help·info)‎;
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Riˀšon l Çiyon
• Transleet.	Rishon LeTziyon
• Forby spelt	Rishon LeZiyyon (offeecial)
	Rishon LeZion skyline and lake
	Coat of Arms of Rishon LeZion
	Rishon LeZion
	Coordinates: 31°57′N 34°48′E / 31.950°N 34.800°ECoordinates: 31°57′N 34°48′E / 31.950°N 34.800°E
Destrict	Central
Foondit	1882
Govrenment
• Teep	Ceety (frae 1950)
• Mayor	Dov Tzur
Area
• Total	58.704 km2 (22.666 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	243,973
• Density	4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Name meanin	First tae Zion

Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן‬ (audio) (help·info), lit. First tae Zion), is the fowert-lairgest ceety in Israel, locatit alang the central Israeli coastal plain 12 kilometers sooth o Tel Aviv. It is pairt o the Gush Dan metropolitan aurie. In 2015 it haed a population o 243,973. Foondit in 1882 bi European Jewish immigrants, it wis the seicont Jewish farm colony established in Land o Israel in the 19t century, efter Petah Tikva.

Etymology

The name Rishon LeZion is derived frae a biblical verse: "First tae Zion are they, an A shall give herald tae Jerusalem" (Hebrew: ראשון לציון הנה הינם, ולירושלים מבשר אתן‎‎) (Book of Isaiah 41:27) an literally translates as the First tae Zion.