Russeifa
مدينة الرصيفة | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 32°1′4″N 36°2′47″E / 32.01778°N 36.04639°E | |
Country | Jordan |
Governorate | Zarqa Governorate |
Municipality established | 1957 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Osama Haimour |
Area | |
• City | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• City | 280,000 |
• Metro | 500,000 |
• Metro density | 15,000/km2 (40,000/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+3 |
Area code | +(962)5 |
Website | http://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.