Jordan: Balqa Governorate
Districts
The population of the districts of Balqa Governorate by census years.
| Name | Native | Status | Population Census 1994-12-10 | Population Census 2004-10-02 | Population Census 2015-11-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Aīn al-Bāshā [Ain al Basha] | عين الباشا | District | ... | 128,949 | 176,726 | → |
| Ash-Shūnah al-Janūbiyah [Shoonah Janoobiyah] | الشونة الجنوبية | District | 33,598 | 38,757 | 52,714 | → |
| Dayr 'Allā [Deir Alla] | دير علا | District | 39,538 | 46,481 | 73,477 | → |
| Māḥiṣ - al-Fuḥaīṣ [Mahes - Fuhais] | ماحص والفحيص | District | ... | 22,290 | 36,670 | → |
| Qaṣabah as-Salṭ [Salt Qasabah] | قصبة السلط | District | ... | 109,877 | 152,122 | → |
| Al-Balqā' [Balqa] | البلقاء | Governorate | 276,082 | 346,354 | 491,709 |
Contents: Localities
The population of all localities of Balqa Governorate by census years.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender).| Name | Native | Status | District | Population Census 1994-12-10 | Population Census 2004-10-02 | Population Census 2015-11-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abū az-Zīghān [Abu Ezzighan] | ابو الزيغان | Rural Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 590 | ... | 616 | → |
| Abū Ḥāmid [Abu Hamed] | ابو حامد | Rural Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 503 | ... | 691 | → |
| Ad-Dibāb [Debab] | الدباب | Rural Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 2,058 | ... | 3,076 | → |
| Aḍ-Ḍuraysāt [Dhraissat] | الضريسات | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 92 | ... | 97 | → |
| 'Aīn al-Bāshā [Ain al Basha] | عين الباشا | Urban Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 21,347 | 37,222 | 60,191 | → |
| Al-'Azab [Azab] | العزب | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 104 | ... | 185 | → |
| Al-Balāwinah [Balaooneh] | البلاونة | Urban Locality | Dayr 'Allā | ... | 5,186 | 7,430 | → |
| Al-Baq'ah [Baqa'a Camp] | البقعة | Refugee Camp | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 58,592 | 62,508 | 68,816 | → |
| Al-Bawayb [Bwaib] | البويب | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 166 | ... | 324 | → |
| Al-Fuḥayṣ [Fuheis] | الفحيص | Urban Locality | Māḥiṣ - al-Fuḥaīṣ | 10,098 | 11,641 | 18,916 | → |
| Al-Ḥaqāwah [Haqawah] | الحقاوه | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 581 | ... | 969 | → |
| Al-Ḥinw [Heno] | الحنو | Urban Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 2,123 | ... | 6,078 | → |
| Al-Ju'aydiyah [Jaidiyyeh] | الجعيدية | Rural Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 268 | ... | 318 | → |
| Al-Kafrayn [Kafrain] | الكفرين | Rural Locality | Ash-Shūnah al-Janūbiyah | 2,132 | ... | 2,098 | → |
| Al-Karāmah [Karamah] | الكرامة | Urban Locality | Ash-Shūnah al-Janūbiyah | 7,368 | 8,113 | 11,119 | → |
| 'Allān [Allan] | علان | Urban Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 2,507 | ... | 6,652 | → |
| Al-Mushayrifah [Msherfah] | المشيرفة | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | ... | ... | 273 | → |
| Al-Wasiyah [Waseah] | الوسية | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 494 | ... | 467 | → |
| Al-Yazīdiyah [Yazeediyyeh] | اليزيدية | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 716 | ... | 1,444 | → |
| Ar-Rāmah [Ramah] | الرامة | Urban Locality | Ash-Shūnah al-Janūbiyah | 2,203 | ... | 8,223 | → |
| Ar-Rawḍah [Roudhah] | الروضة | Urban Locality | Ash-Shūnah al-Janūbiyah | 6,483 | 7,948 | 11,013 | → |
| Ar-Rumaymīn [Rmemen] | الرميمين | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 1,408 | ... | 3,487 | → |
| Ar-Rummān [Romman] | الرمان | Rural Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 629 | ... | 1,988 | → |
| Ar-Rwaīḥah [Rwaihah] | الرويحة | Rural Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 2,438 | ... | 3,530 | → |
| Ash-Shawīḥī al-Gharbī [Shewahi El-Gharbi] | الشويحي الغربي | Rural Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 1,634 | ... | 3,940 | → |
| Ash-Shūnah al-Jadīdah (As-Suknah) [Shoonah Jadideh, Sokhna] | الشونة الجديدة; السكنه | Rural Locality | Ash-Shūnah al-Janūbiyah | 3,891 | ... | 4,666 | → |
| Ash-Shūnah al-Janūbiyah [Shoonah Janoobiyah] | الشونة الجنوبية | Rural Locality | Ash-Shūnah al-Janūbiyah | 2,739 | ... | 2,887 | → |
| As-Saḥlūliyah [Sahlooliyyeh] | السحلولية | Rural Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 205 | ... | 944 | → |
| As-Salīḥī [Saleehi] | السليحي | Rural Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 925 | ... | 1,156 | → |
| As-Salṭ [Salt] | السلط | Urban Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 56,458 | 73,528 | 99,890 | → |
| Aṣ-Ṣubaīḥī [Sbaihi] | الصبيحي | Urban Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 3,156 | ... | 7,434 | → |
| Aṭ-Ṭiwāl al-Janūbī [Twal Janoobi] | الطوال الجنوبي | Urban Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 5,947 | 6,899 | 12,661 | → |
| Aṭ-Ṭiwāl ash-Shamālī [Twal Shamali] | الطوال الشمالي | Rural Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 3,233 | ... | 3,981 | → |
| Bayūḍah al-Gharbiyah [Bayyoodah Gharbiyyeh] | بيوضه الغربيه | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 224 | ... | 461 | → |
| Bayūḍah ash-Shamāliyah [Bayyoodah Shamaliyyeh] | بيوضه الشماليه | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 250 | ... | 351 | → |
| Bayūḍah ash-Sharqiyah [Bayyoodah Sharqiyyeh] | بيوضه الشرقية | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 477 | ... | 971 | → |
| Dāmīā [Damia] | داميا | Rural Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 864 | ... | 1,458 | → |
| Dayr 'Allā [Deir Alla] | دير علا | Urban Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 1,192 | ... | 7,321 | → |
| Ḍirār [Dherar] | ضرار | Urban Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 4,768 | 6,123 | 11,506 | → |
| Ghawr Kabid [Ghour Kebed] | غور كبد | Urban Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 2,997 | ... | 5,573 | → |
| 'Īrā [Ira] | عيرا | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 2,561 | ... | 4,071 | → |
| Jarrīsh [Jarriesh] | جريش | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 157 | ... | 781 | → |
| Jūafat al-Kafraīn [Joafet El-Kafrain] | جوفة الكفرين | Urban Locality | Ash-Shūnah al-Janūbiyah | 5,037 | 5,625 | 8,685 | → |
| Khashfah [Khashfeh] | خشفه | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 288 | ... | 576 | → |
| Khazmah [Khazma] | خزمة | Rural Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 2,144 | ... | 1,545 | → |
| Māḥiṣ [Mahes] | ماحص | Urban Locality | Māḥiṣ - al-Fuḥaīṣ | 8,000 | 10,649 | 17,754 | → |
| Maīsarā [Maisarah] | ميسرا | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 441 | ... | 1,074 | → |
| Maīsarat Fanūsh [Maisarat Fannosh] | ميسرة فنوش | Rural Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 2,303 | ... | 3,490 | → |
| Mu'addī [M'addi] | معدي | Rural Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 3,268 | ... | 4,846 | → |
| Mūbiṣ [Moobes] | موبص | Urban Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 1,613 | ... | 8,531 | → |
| Muthallath al-'Āriḍah [Muthallath El-Ardhah] | مثلث العارضة | Rural Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 1,672 | ... | 2,313 | → |
| Muthallath al-Maṣrī [Muthallath El-Masri] | مثلث المصري | Rural Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 1,205 | ... | 992 | → |
| Qarīt Abū Nṣaīr [Karet Abu Nsair] | قرية ابو نصير | Urban Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 2,887 | 5,620 | 7,407 | → |
| Quṣayb [Qsaib] | قصيب | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 262 | ... | 452 | → |
| Ṣāfūṭ [Safoot] | صافوط | Urban Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 4,853 | 7,409 | 11,397 | → |
| Salḥūb [Salhoob] | سلحوب | Rural Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 1,361 | ... | 2,980 | → |
| Sīḥān [Siehan] | سيحان | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 815 | ... | 1,564 | → |
| Sūmiyā [Soomia] | سوميا | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 166 | ... | 288 | → |
| Suwaymah [Swaimeh] | سويمة | Rural Locality | Ash-Shūnah al-Janūbiyah | 2,053 | ... | 4,023 | → |
| 'Ulayqūn [Elaiqoon] | عليقون | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 250 | ... | 405 | → |
| Umm al-Adanānīr [Umm Edananier] | ام الدنانير | Rural Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 294 | ... | 914 | → |
| Umm Jaūzah [Umm Jauzeh] | ام جوزة | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 2,065 | ... | 4,071 | → |
| Umm Kharūbah [Umm Karubah] | ام خروبه | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | ... | ... | 702 | → |
| Umm Njāṣah [Umm Njasah] | ام نجاصة | Rural Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 504 | ... | 994 | → |
| Umm Sandyānah [Umm Sendyaneh] | ام سنديانه | Rural Locality | 'Aīn al-Bāshā | 112 | ... | 381 | → |
| Wādī al-Ḥūr [Wadi Elhoor] | وادي الحور | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | ... | ... | 3,232 | → |
| Wādī an-Nāqah [Wadi Ennaqah] | وادي الناقه | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 229 | ... | 546 | → |
| Wādī aṣ-Ṣaḥn [Wadi Essahn] | وادي الصحن | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 52 | ... | 73 | → |
| Yarqā [Yarqha] | يرقا | Urban Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 3,758 | ... | 7,068 | → |
| Ẓahrat ar-Raml [Dhahret Erramel] | ظهرة الرمل | Rural Locality | Dayr 'Allā | 1,308 | ... | 3,139 | → |
| Zayy | زي | Rural Locality | Qaṣabah as-Salṭ | 2,128 | ... | 4,214 | → |
Source: Department of Statistics, Jordan (web).
Explanation: Area and density figures are computed using geospatial data.
