Russeifa

Russeifa
مدينة الرصيفة
City
The town of Russeifa
The town of Russeifa
Official seal of Russeifa
Russeifa is located in Jordan
Russeifa
Russeifa
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°1′4″N 36°2′47″E / 32.01778°N 36.04639°E / 32.01778; 36.04639
Country Jordan
GovernorateZarqa Governorate
Municipality established1957
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorOsama Haimour
Area
 • City38 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • City280,000
 • Metro
500,000
 • Metro density15,000/km2 (40,000/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3
Area code+(962)5
Websitehttp://www.russifah.gov.jo/

Russeifa (Arabic: الرصيفة, also spelled Ruseifa(h), Rusaifa(h), Russiefa, etc., also with preceding article el-, al-, er- or ar-) is a city in Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. It had a population of 472,604 inhabitants in 2015,[2] making it the fourth-largest city in Jordan, after Amman, Irbid, and Zarqa.

  1. ^ Russeifa City website
  2. ^ "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.