Yeruham
Yeruham
ירוחם | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Yroḥam |
View of Yeruham | |
| Coordinates: 30°59′19″N 34°55′41″E / 30.98861°N 34.92806°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Subdistrict | Beersheba |
| Founded | 1000 BCE (Tel Rahma) 1951 (Israeli town) |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Tal Ohana |
| Area | |
• Total | 38,584 dunams (38.584 km2 or 14.897 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 11,170 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Website | www.yeroham.muni.il |
Yeruham (Hebrew: ירוחם) is a town 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. 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. 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.