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Mafraq Governorate
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Key facts
- Country
- Jordan
- Capital
- Mafraq
- Governor
- Saleem Rawahneh
- Total
- 26,551 km (10,251 sq mi)
- Density
- 24.0/km (62.1/sq mi)
- Time zone
- GMT +2
- Summer dst
- +3
- Area code
- +(962)2
- Urban
- 69.7%
- Rural
- 30.2%
- Hdi 2021
- 0.666 , medium · 12th of 12
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Encyclopedic overview
Mafraq (Arabic: محافظة المفرق Muhāfaẓat al-Mafraq, local dialects Mafrag or Mafra' ) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located to the north-east of Amman, capital of Jordan. It has a population of 637,000 (2021 estimate) making up 5.8% of Jordan's population. Its capital is Mafraq, which is known for its military bases.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mafraq Governorate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.