Ar-Ramtha
مدينة الرمثا | |
|---|---|
City | |
 The City Hall | |
  Ar-Ramtha | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′32″N 36°0′53″E / 32.55889°N 36.01472°E | |
| Grid position | 245/218 |
| Country | Jordan |
| Province | Irbid Governorate |
| District | Ar-Ramtha District |
| Municipality established | 1927 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Hussein Abu Ashshih |
| Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 155,693 |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code | +(962)2 |
| Website | http://www.ramthacity.gov.jo |
Ar-Ramtha (Arabic: الرَّمثا, romanized: ar-Ramṯā), colloquially transliterated as Ar-Romtha (Arabic: الرُّمثا, romanized: ar-Rumṯā), is a city situated in the far northwest of Jordan near the border with Syria. It covers 40 km2 on a plain 30 km northeast of the Jordan River and Irbid. In 2017, Ar-Ramtha had a population of approximately 164,211, making it the eleventh largest city in Jordan, and the second in Irbid Governorate, and the city has grown since then.[2] It is part of the Ar-Ramtha district of the Irbid Governorate.[3][4]
- ^ "The General Census – 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
- ^ "Population of Jordan 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Jordan: Administrative Division, Governorates and Districts". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Atlas of ELECTORAL DISTRICTS" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 30 January 2019.