Kiryat Ono
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This article is about the town. For the college, see Ono Academic College.
Kiryat Ono (Hebrew: קִרְיַת אוֹנוֹ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel. It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of Tel Aviv. In 2022 it had a population of 43,241.[1]
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Kiryat Ono
קִרְיַת אוֹנוֹ | |
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City (from 1992) | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• ISO 259 | Qiryat ʔono |
• Also spelled | Qiryat Ono (official) |
Coordinates: 32°03′49″N 34°51′19″E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Tel Aviv |
Founded | 1939 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Michal Rozenshine |
Area | |
• Total | 4,112 dunams (4.112 km2 or 1.588 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 43,241 |
• Density | 11,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
Website | www |
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Modern Kiryat Ono is adjacent to the biblical Ono, which was located in what is now the area of Or Yehuda.[2] The city also took its name from the Palestinian village of Kafr 'Ana, which took its name from Ono, a biblical town of Benjamin.