Russeifa
{{Short description|City in Zarqa Governorate, Jordan}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Russeifa
| other_name =
| native_name = {{lang|ar|مدينة الرصيفة}}
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| motto =
| image_skyline = Russeifa1.jpg
| imagesize = 300px
| image_caption = The town of Russeifa
| image_flag = Flag of Russeifa Municipality.png
| flag_size =
| image_seal = Russeifa logo.jpg
| seal_size = 100 px
| pushpin_map = Jordan
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jordan
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{JOR}}
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Zarqa Governorate
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Osama Haimour
| established_title = Municipality established
| established_date = 1957
| established_title2 =
| area_magnitude =
| unit_pref = metric
| area_total_km2 = 38
| population_as_of = 2010
| population_note = [https://web.archive.org/web/20180820064950/http://www.russifah.gov.jo/aboutus.aspx Russeifa City website]
| population_total = 280,000
| population_metro = 500,000
| population_density_metro_km2 = 15000
| timezone = UTC+3
| utc_offset =
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| coordinates = {{coord|32|1|4|N|36|2|47|E|region:JO|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 700
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code = +(962)5
| website = http://www.russifah.gov.jo/
| footnotes =
}}
Russeifa ({{langx|ar|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,{{cite web|url=http://www.dos.gov.jo/dos_home_a/main/population/census2015/No_of_pop_depand_on_GOV.pdf|format=|title=The General Census - 2015 |publisher=Department of Population Statistics}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dos.gov.jo/dos_home/census2004/cen04_3.pdf/table_3_1.pdf|format=PDF|title=2004 Census|website=dos.gov.jo|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722071314/http://www.dos.gov.jo/dos_home/census2004/cen04_3.pdf/table_3_1.pdf|archivedate=2011-07-22}} 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:
| class="wikitable" |
| + Districts of Russeifa metropolitan |
| District
!Arabic Name !Area (Km2 |
|---|
| Hitteen District
| منطقة حطين | 6.51 |
| Ameriyya District
| منطقة العامرية | 5.0 |
| Yarmouk District
| منطقة اليرموك |3.0 |
| Qadessiyya District
| منطقة القادسية | 4.0 |
| Rasheed District
| منطقة الرشيد |8.0 |
Economy
The city has been known for phosphate mining since 1935, when deposits were discovered by Amin Kamel Kawar.{{cite web|url=http://www.kawar.com/content/amin-k-kawar|title=Amin K. Kawar|work=kawar.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.climamed.eu/wp-content/uploads/files/Final-Russeifa-SEACAP.pdf|format=PDF|title=JORDAN Municipality of Al Russeifa|publisher= Clima-Med}}
File:Jabal al ganobe- Russeifa7.jpg
File:Jabal al ganobe- Russeifa9.jpg
File:Jabal al ganobe- Russeifa6.jpg
File:Russeiffa.jpg
See also
- Hejaz railway: in 1930 and 1938, "Rusaifa" was listed as one of its stations