Jerash Governorate

Jerash Governorate
محافظة جرش
Jarash Governorate
The city of Jerash is the capital of Jerash Governorate
The city of Jerash is the capital of Jerash Governorate
Location of Jerash Governorate in Jordan
Location of Jerash Governorate in Jordan
Country Jordan
CapitalJerash
Government
 • GovernorFiras Faour
Area
 • Total410 km2 (160 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total237,000
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneGMT +2
 • Summer (DST)+3
Area code+(962)2
HDI (2021)0.715[1]
high · 5th of 12

Jerash Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جرش) is one of 12 governorates in Jordan. It is located in the northwestern side of the country. The capital of the governorate is the city of Jerash.

Jerash Governorate has the smallest area of the 12 governorates of Jordan, yet it has the second highest density in Jordan after Irbid Governorate. Jerash Governorate is ranked 7th by population.[2]

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ^ DoS Jordan Archived 12 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine