Russeifa
Russeifa
مدينة الرصيفة | |
|---|---|
City | |
The town of Russeifa | |
| 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) |
| 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, making it the fourth-largest city in Jordan, after Amman, Irbid, and Zarqa.