Or Yehuda
Or Yehuda
אור יהודה | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | ʔor Yhuda |
View of Or Yehuda | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Or Yehuda Or Yehuda | |
| Coordinates: 32°01′50″N 34°51′12″E / 32.03056°N 34.85333°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Tel Aviv |
| Founded | 3500 BCE (Earliest settlement) 2000 BCE (Biblical city of Ono) 1955 (Israeli city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Municipality of Or Yehuda |
| • Mayor | Liat Shochat |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,500 dunams (6.5 km2; 2.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 40,143 |
| • Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99.8% |
| • Arabs | 0.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (IST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (IDT) |
| Name meaning | Judah's Light |
| Website | www.oryehuda.muni.il |
Or Yehuda (Hebrew: אור יהודה, lit. 'Judah's Light') is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel. Located in the Gush Dan metropolitan area, in 2023 it had a population of 40,143.