Tafilah Governorate
محافظة الطفيلة | |
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 Location of Tafilah Governorate | |
| Nickname: The land of Edom | |
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| Country | Jordan |
| Capital | Tafilah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,209 km2 (853 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 89,400 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code | +(962)3 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.714[1] high · 6th of 12 |
Tafilah (Arabic: الطفيلة) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located about 180 km south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital.
Tafilah Governorate is bordered by Karak Governorate to the north, Ma'an Governorate to the east and south, Aqaba Governorate to the south, and by Israel to the west. The area of this province constitutes 2.5% of the area of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is divided into three districts. The population as of 2005 is about 82,000 (i.e. 1.6% of Jordan's population in 2005) living in 32 towns and villages across the governorate ( making it the least populated governorate of Jordan).
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.