Yehud-Monosson יְהוּד-מוֹנוֹסוֹן‎
City
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Yhud Monoson
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Coordinates: 32°1′42.17″N 34°52′46.62″E / 32.0283806°N 34.8796167°E / 32.0283806; 34.8796167
Country	Israel
District	Central
Founded	2003 (by merger)
Government
• Mayor	Yaela Machlis
Area
• Total	4,750 dunams (4.75 km2 or 1.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	30,619
• Density	6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Website	www.yehud-monosson.muni.il

Yehud-Monosson (Hebrew: יְהוּד-מוֹנוֹסוֹן) is a city formed by the joint municipality of the town of Yehud and the neighboring communal settlement of Neve Monosson in central Israel. In 2021 the city had a population of 30,619.^[1]

History

Within a local authority merger program initiated by the Israeli Ministry of the Interior in 2003, the Municipality of Yehud was merged with the Local Council of Neve Monosson. The logo is inscribed with Biblical words from Genesis 49:8: "Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies."

Under the terms of the merger, Neve Monosson was left with a high level of communal autonomy under the elected Neve Monosson Local Administration (minhelet mekomit) which was granted municipal status as an autonomous borough (va'ad rova ironi) by the Interior Minister in 2005 within the implementation of the merger plan.

Notable people

• Yonit Naaman, essayist, editor, and literary researcher
• Golan Pollack (born 1991), Olympic judoka
• Shlomi Shabat, vocalist