Irbid Governorate

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Irbid Governorate
Ägypten Saudi-Arabien Irak Syrien Libanon de-facto Israel (die Golanhöhen werden von Syrien beansprucht) Syrien (von der UN überwachte demilitarisierte Zone auf dem Golan) Israel (demilitarisierte Zone) de-facto von Israel abhängig - das Westjordanland wird von der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde beansprucht de-facto Israel - das Westjordanland wird von der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde beanssprucht de-facto Israel - das Westjordanland wird von der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde beansprucht Israel Gouvernement Adschlun Gouvernement Dscharasch Gouvernement Madaba Gouvernement al-Balqa Gouvernement Irbid Gouvernement Zarqa Gouvernement al-Mafraq Gouvernement Amman Gouvernement al-Karak Gouvernement at-Tafila Gouvernement Aqaba Gouvernement Maʿanlocation
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Basic data
Country Jordan
Capital Irbid
surface 1572 km²
Residents 1,770,158 (2015)
density 1126 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 JO-IR

Coordinates: 32 ° 2 ′  N , 35 ° 44 ′  E

The Irbid Governorate ( Arabic محافظة إربد, DMG Muḥāfaẓat Irbid ) is a governorate in northwestern Jordan . The state capital Amman is located around 80 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital . Approximately 1,867,000 people live in the area (as of 2017). Of these, 964,700 were male and 902,300 were female. The Irbid Governorate is bordered to the southeast and south by the governorates of al-Mafraq , Adschlun , Jarash and al-Balqa . To the west is the border with Israel / West Bank . The Irbid Governorate borders the Golan Heights in the northwest and Syria in the north and northeast . The capital of the governorate is Irbid .

geography

The basins of Jarmuk and Jordan as well as the mountainous region of Hauran cover large parts of the Irbid governorate.

history

The region was settled early on. The rulers often changed. Egyptians, Edomites and Ammonites, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, Mamelukes, Ottomans and British ruled the country. Islamization and Arabization from the 7th century onwards are the most powerful changes. Because before the Islamic conquest, the majority of the population consisted of Syriac or Greek-speaking Christians with minorities of other creeds.

population

At the 2015 census, Irbid Governorate had 1,770,158 inhabitants. 1,316,618 of these were Jordanian citizens (74.38%) and 453,540 people with other nationalities. Of the immigrants, 343,479 were Syrian, 55,004 Egyptian, 33,396 Palestinian, 3199 Omani, 2904 Saudi Arabian, 1960 Iraqi and 1822 Yemeni nationals. Of the population, 914,634 were male and 855,524 female. The governorate is heavily urbanized. Only 135,387 people (7.65%) live in rural areas.

Population development

The district's population is growing rapidly. In the period from 2004 to 2015 (the last two census years), the increase was 841,866 people. This is a growth of 90.7%.

Significant places

Important places are Irbid , Ramtha and Aidun (Dion). Of the 1,770,158 residents, 1,634,771 (92.35%) lived in urban areas.

economy

The population works mainly in agriculture. Mainly citrus fruits, olives, wheat and honey are harvested. The most important fruits are olives, which make up more than 91% of the fruit harvest. Followed by grapes, pomegranates, peaches, plums, apples and bananas. Wheat, barley, broad beans and chickpeas dominate the field crops. Vegetables are dominated by tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, pumpkins and potatoes.

There are also the three industrial areas Cyber ​​City, Jordan River Crossing City and Prince Hasan Industrial City . In these areas mainly chemical and electronic products and clothes are produced. The official unemployment rate in 2017 was 17.9% and was just below the national average of 18.4%.

administration

The Irbid governorate is divided into nine liwāʾ (departments / districts). These are:

Liwāʾs in Irbid Governorate
The Liwāʾs in Irbid Governorate
Surname Name in Arabic main place EW 1994 EW 2004 EW 2015 Men Women Area in km²
al-Aghwār al-Shamāliyya الأغوار الشمالية ash-Shūna ash-Shamāliyya 78,355 85.203 122,330 65,491 56,839 246
al-Kura الكورة Dayr Abī Saʿīd 71,513 91,050 161.505 82,658 78,847 179
al-Mazār al-Shamālī المزار الشمالي al-Mazār al-Shamālī 35,651 44.166 78,427 40.161 38,266 86.2
al-Wasatiyya الوسطية Kafr Asad - 24,046 42,571 22,019 20,552 45.8
ar-Ramthā الرمثا ar-Ramthā (Ramtha) 79,304 109,142 238.502 123.931 114,571 275
at-Tayba الطيبة at-Tayba 23,847 29,132 51.501 26,273 25,228 63.5
Banī Kanāna بني كنانة Samā ar-Rawsān 51,868 76,398 131,797 66,826 64,971 253
Banī ʿUbaid بني عبيد al-Hisn - 93,561 204.313 103,962 100,351 188
Qaṣaba Irbid قصبة إربد Irbid - 375,594 739.212 383.313 355,899 236

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jordan in Figures 2017, page 7
  2. ↑ General Population and Housing Census 2015, Table 8.1
  3. ↑ General Population and Housing Census 2015, Main Results
  4. ^ Fruit growing in the Idlib governorate, page 31
  5. ↑ Field crops in the Idlib governorate, page 38
  6. ↑ Vegetable growing in Idlib Governorate, page 47
  7. ↑ Jordan in Figures 2017, p. 11
  8. ↑ City population
  9. ↑ 2015 census, table 3.1

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