What is the population of Zarqa?
Zarqa has a city population of 792,665. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
32.073, 36.088 · 19 km from Amman
About Zarqa
The second-largest listed city in Zarqa region, this municipality holds 792,665 residents and accounts for 6.9% of Jordan's national population. Situated 19 km from Amman, it anchors a cluster of urban centres; Russeifa lies 7 km away with 268,237 residents, while Ṣuwayliḥ (151,016 residents) is 24 km distant. The city sits at an elevation of 625 m.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Zarqa
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
32.073, 36.088
Record updated
21 April 2013
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 31 in JordanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Zarqa | 793K |
Zarqa Population FAQ
Where is Zarqa?
Zarqa is in Zarqa, Jordan, 19 km from the capital, Amman. Its coordinates are 32.073, 36.088.
How big is Zarqa compared with other cities in Jordan?
It is the 2nd largest of the 31 cities listed in Jordan, holding 6.9% of the national population.