Mevaseret Zion
Mevaseret Zion
מְבַשֶּׂרֶת צִיּוֹן مڤاسريت صهيون | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Mbaśśert Çiyon |
| • Also spelled | Mevasseret Ziyyon (official) |
Panorama of Mevaseret Zion | |
| Coordinates: 31°48′N 35°9′E / 31.800°N 35.150°E | |
| 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) | |
• Total | 25,487 |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • 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 township.
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.