Yeruham

Yeruham
  • יְרוֹחַם
  • يروحام
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Yroḥam
Official logo of Yeruham
Yeruham is located in Northern Negev region of Israel
Yeruham
Yeruham
Yeruham is located in Israel
Yeruham
Yeruham
Coordinates: 30°59′19″N 34°55′41″E / 30.98861°N 34.92806°E / 30.98861; 34.92806
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
Founded1000 BCE (Tel Rahma)
1951 (Israeli town)
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityTal Ohana
Area
 • Total38,584 dunams (38.584 km2 or 14.897 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total11,170
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Websitewww.yeroham.muni.il

Yeruham (Hebrew: יְרוֹחַם, romanizedYeroham) is a town (local council) in the Southern District of Israel, in the Negev desert. It covers 38,584 dunams (38.584 km2; 14.897 sq mi), and had a population of 11,170 in 2022.[1] It is named after the Biblical Jeroham.

Until early 2011 the mayor of Yeruham was Amram Mitzna, and he was succeeded by Michael Biton of Kadima, who was elected mayor in November 2010.[2] In 2018, dark horse candidate Tal Ohana was elected the first female mayor of Yeruham.

For many years, Yeruham was economically depressed and suffered from image problems, but major efforts to improve the quality of life took place during the early 2000s.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Kadima Wins in Yeruham City Elections - Israel National News". Israel National News. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. ^ Yeruham calls elections overrated Haaretz, 28 October 2007