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City profile · Jordan · Asia

Zarqa

Zarqa · Jordan
City population
792,665
#2
in Jordan
#1
in Zarqa
#698
worldwide
AmmanZarqa
32.073, 36.088 · 19 km from Amman
City population
792,665
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Jordan
#2
of 31 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#698
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Jordan
6.9%
of the national population

About Zarqa

The second-largest 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.

Position in Jordan
#2of 31
LargestSmallest
Position in Zarqa
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Jordan
Region
Zarqa
Rank in region
#1of 3
Distance to capital
19 km
to Amman
Elevation
625 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Amman
Coordinates
32.073, 36.088
Record updated
2013-04-21
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 Jordan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

7KMRusseifa268K people19KMAmman1.28M people19KMAz̧ Z̧ulayl51K people19KMAl Jubayhah47K people24KMṢuwayliḥ151K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Zarqa793K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Zarqa compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Zarqa793K

Zarqa Population FAQ

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.

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 of 15,000 or more listed in Jordan, holding 6.9% of the national population.

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