City profile · Bahrain · Asia
Ar Rifā‘
Southern Governorate · Bahrain
City population
115,495
#4
in Bahrain
#1
in Southern Governorate
#4,990
worldwide
About Ar Rifā‘
Ar Rifā‘ is a city in Southern Governorate, Bahrain with a population of 115,495. It is the 4th largest of the 8 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bahrain, and the 4,990th largest worldwide. It lies 11 km from Manama.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Southern Governorate
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
26.130, 50.555
Record updated
13 November 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 8 in BahrainClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.