Ar-Ramtha

Coordinates: 32°33′32″N 36°0′53″E / 32.55889°N 36.01472°E / 32.55889; 36.01472
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Ar-Ramtha
مدينة الرمثا
City
The City Hall
The City Hall
Ar-Ramtha is located in Jordan
Ar-Ramtha
Ar-Ramtha
Coordinates: 32°33′32″N 36°0′53″E / 32.55889°N 36.01472°E / 32.55889; 36.01472
Grid position245/218
CountryJordan
ProvinceIrbid Governorate
Municipality established1927
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorHussein Abu Ashshih
Elevation
502 m (1,647 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total155,693
Time zoneGMT +2
 • Summer (DST)+3
Area code+(962)2
Websitehttp://www.ramthacity.gov.jo

Ar-Ramtha (Arabic: الرَّمثا, romanized: ar-Ramṯā), is a city located north of Jordan, in the Irbid Governorate near the border with Syriaj. The city’s population reached 164,211 in 2017.

As for the population of Ramtha municipality, it is estimated at about 263,680 thousand people. Thus, it is the sixth largest municipality in Jordan after Greater Amman Municipality, Greater Irbid Municipality, Zarqa Municipality, Rusaifa Municipality and Mafraq Municipality.

References[change | change source]

  1. "The General Census – 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.