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Or Yehuda (Template:Lang-he-n) is a city in the Tel Aviv District in Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the city had a total population of 32,200 at the end of 2007.
History
Or Yehuda was established in 1950 on the site of former Arab village of Saqiya, to settle Jews from Iraq and North Africa. In 1988, Or Yehuda was declared as a city. The city is now known for its proximity to the international Israeli airport of Ben Gurion. Or Yehuda is located where the biblical city of Kefar Ono used to stand.
In 2008, part of the Ef'al Regional Council, including the village Ramat Pinkas (Template:Lang-he-n), merged into Or Yehuda.
Demographics
According to CBS, in 2001 the ethnic makeup of the city was 100.0% Jewish and other non-Arab, with no significant Arab population. There are 80 immigrants. See Population groups in Israel.
According to CBS, in 2001 there were 13,900 males and 14,000 females. The population of the city was spread out with 34.6% 19 years of age or younger, 17.7% between 20 and 29, 20.5% between 30 and 44, 15.8% from 45 to 59, 3.1% from 60 to 64, and 8.2% 65 years of age or older. The population growth rate in 2001 was 3.4%.
Income
According to CBS, as of 2000, in the city there were 10,281 salaried workers and 1,079 are self-employed. The mean monthly wage in 2000 for a salaried worker in the city is ILS 5,069, a real change of 10.8% over the course of 2000. Salaried males have a mean monthly wage of ILS 6,220 (a real change of 8.9%) versus ILS 3,901 for females (a real change of 12.9%). The mean income for the self-employed is 6,638. There are 598 people who receive unemployment benefits and 1,605 people who receive an income guarantee.
Education
According to CBS, there are 14 schools and 5,147 students in the city. They are spread out as 10 elementary schools and 2,894 elementary school students, and 6 high schools and 2,253 high school students. 55.7% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001.
In 1996, the city's mayor Yitzhak Bokovza barred 50 children of Ethiopian Jewish families (Beta Israel) from registering in local schools.
References
- "Table 3 - Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- Khalidi, 1992, p. 258
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Bibliography
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
External links
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