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Russeifa مدينة الرصيفة
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RusseifaLocation in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°1′4″N 36°2′47″E / 32.01778°N 36.04639°E / 32.01778; 36.04639
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Zarqa Governorate
Municipality established	1957
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Osama Haimour
Area
• City	38 km (15 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
• City	280,000
• Metro	500,000
• Metro density	15,000/km (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.

Geography

The city of Russeifa is located in the Central region of Jordan, in the Zarqa River basin, on the Amman-Zarqa highway. Amman, Zarqa, and Russeifa form one large metropolitan area, the second-largest metropolitan area in the Levant, after Damascus. Administratively, the city belongs to Zarqa Governorate.

Demographics

The Jordan National Census of 2004 showed the population of Russeifa as 268,237. The female to male ratio was 48.46% to 51.54%. Jordanian citizens made up 89.6% of Russeifa's population.

Districts of Metropolitan Russeifa

The metropolitan area is divided into five districts as follows:

Economy

The city has been known for phosphate mining since 1935, when deposits were discovered by Amin Kamel Kawar. The Jordan Phosphate Mines company, founded by Kawar, operates and runs the phosphate mines in Russeifa.

Many heavy industries are based in Russeifa due to its location between the two large cities of Amman and Zarqa, and due to the presence of the Zarqa River.

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See also

• Hejaz railway: in 1930 and 1938, "Rusaifa" was listed as one of its stations

References

1. Russeifa City website
2. "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
3. "2004 Census" (PDF). dos.gov.jo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22.
4. "Amin K. Kawar". kawar.com.
5. "JORDAN Municipality of Al Russeifa" (PDF). Clima-Med.

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