Oru | |
Settlement Type: | District of Kohtla-Järve |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Ida-Viru County |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Kohtla-Järve |
Population As Of: | 1 Jan 2012 |
Population Total: | 1266 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Oru is a settlement in Ida-Viru county, Estonia, surrounded by the Toila Parish but administered as an exclave district of the town of Kohtla-Järve which is located about 20km (10miles) to the west of Oru. The settlement was founded in connection with the construction of a plant producing peat briquettes in 1958. The population was 1266 according to the 2011 census.
Oru has a station on Edelaraudtee's eastern route.
Oru should not be confused with the Toila-Oru Park located in nearby Toila, which was also the location of Oru Palace.