Oru, Kohtla-Järve
District of Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
District of Kohtla-Järve in Ida-Viru County, Estonia
59°22′12″N 27°34′11″E / 59.37000°N 27.56972°E / 59.37000; 27.56972 (1 Jan 2012)
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 20 km (12 mi) 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.
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