Irbid Governorate

Irbid Governorate محافظة إربد
Governorate
Irbid Governorate
Country	Jordan
Capital	Irbid
Subdivisions	Capital Department, Bani Obaid Department, Al-Mazar Al-Shamali Department, Ar Ramtha Department, Bani Kinanah Department, Kourah Department, Al-Aghwar Al Shamaliyyeh, Taybeh Department, Wasatieh Department
Government
• Governor	Mouamar Tanash
Area
• Total	1,572 km2 (607 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	1,770,158
• Density	1,126/km2 (2,920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (GMT +3)
• Summer (DST)	+3
Area code	+(962)2
Urban	82.9%
Rural	17.1%
HDI (2021)	0.714[1] high · 6th of 12

Irbid or Irbed (Arabic: إربد) is a governorate in Jordan, located north of Amman, the country's capital. The capital of the governorate is the city of Irbid. The governorate has the second largest population in Jordan after Amman Governorate, and the highest population density in the country.