Rishon LeZion
city in the Central District of Israel, south of Tel Aviv
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Summary
Rishon LeZion is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,701 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Ethnic group: Jewish people[3]
- Notable work: Hatikvah[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rehovot sub-district[5]
- Country: Israel[6]
- Head of government: Raz Kinstlich[7]
- Instance of: human settlement[8], municipality of Israel[9], planned community[10]
- Official language: Hebrew[11]
- Shares border with: Kfar Chabad[12], Ness Ziona[13], Bat Yam[14], Holon[15], Be'er Ya'akov[16], Palmachim regional area[17]
- Basic form of government: municipality[18]
- Named after: verse of the Bible[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Nîmes[20], Münster[21], Lublin[22], Tianjin[23], Debrecen[24], Brașov[25], Essex County[26], Gondar[27], Heerenveen[28], Prešov[29], Saint Petersburg[30], Teramo[31], Prince George's County[32], Kharkiv[33]
- Legislative body: Rishon LeZion City Council[34]
- Postal code: 75001–75199[35]
- Part of: Central District[36], Israel Railways[37]
- Commons category: Rishon LeZion[38]
- Industry: desalination[39]
- Has part(s): Rishon LeZion – HaRishonim Railway Station[40], Rishon LeZion – Moshe Dayan Railway Station[41]
- Inception: January 1, 1882[42]
- Located in/on physical feature: Israeli coastal plain[43], Shephelah[44]
- Official website: http://www.rishonlezion.muni.il[45], https://www.visitrishon.co.il/[46]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rishon LeZion[47]
- Population: 249,860[48], 10,433[49], 15,000[50], 18,000[51], 20,000[52], 20,500[53], 21,000[54], 21,500[55], 22,600[56], 24,100[57], 25,300[58], 26,600[59], 27,300[60], 27,887[61]
Why It Matters
Rishon LeZion has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]