Irbid Governorate

Irbid Governorate
محافظة إربد
Irbid Governorate
Irbid Governorate
CountryJordan
CapitalIrbid
SubdivisionsCapital Department, Bani Obaid Department, Al-Mazar Al-Shamali Department, Ar Ramtha Department, Bani Kinanah Department, Kourah Department, Al-Aghwar Al Shamaliyyeh, Taybeh Department, Wasatieh Department
Government
 • GovernorMouamar Tanash
Area
 • Total1,572 km2 (607 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total1,770,158
 • Density1,126/km2 (2,920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (GMT +3)
 • Summer (DST)+3
Area code+(962)2
Urban82.9%
Rural17.1%
HDI (2021)0.714[1]
high · 6th of 12

Irbid or Irbed (Arabic: إربد) is a governorate in Jordan, located north of Amman, the country's capital. The capital of the governorate is the city of Irbid. The governorate has the second largest population in Jordan after Amman Governorate, and the highest population density in the country.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.