Categories in Rafha

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Rafha Facts

Area56784.8 km²
Population105,185
Male Population55,927 (53.2%)
Female Population49,258 (46.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+269.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+47.5%
Median Age24.2 years (Male: 25.2, Female: 23.2)
NeighborhoodsAl Muhammadiyah, As Sinaiyah, Al Idariyah, Al Jumayma, Al Misadiyah
Local Time
TimezoneArabian Standard Time
Lat & Lng29.63425, 43.51941

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Rafha Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population28,44858,81771,28993,869105,185
Population Density0.5 / km²1 / km²1.3 / km²1.7 / km²1.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rafha Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 31.7% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Rafha+230%+59.6%+31.7%
Northern Borders Region+228.4%+61.8%+32.4%
Saudi Arabia+325.2%+93.1%+47.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rafha Median Age

Median Age: 24.2 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Rafha24.2 yrs23.2 yrs25.2 yrs
Northern Borders Region24.3 yrs23.4 yrs25.1 yrs
Saudi Arabia26.6 yrs24.7 yrs27.9 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Rafha Population Density

Population Density: 1.9 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Rafha105,18556,784.8 km²1.9 / km²
Northern Borders Region368,509101,459.1 km²3.6 / km²
Saudi Arabia31.5 million1,925,807 km²16.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rafha Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Rafha

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Rafha

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Rafha

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Rafha

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Rafha CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Rafha1,592,015 tn15.14 tn28 tons/km²
Northern Borders Region5,702,318 tn15.47 tn56.2 tons/km²
Saudi Arabia493,106,631 tn15.65 tn256.1 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Rafha CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)1,592,015 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita15.14 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)28 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
10/8/949:55 PM3.722 km10,000 mIraq-Saudi Arabia border regionusgs.gov

Rafha

Rafha (Arabic: رفحاء‎) is a town in the north of Saudi Arabia, close to the border with Iraq. It is located at around 29°38′19″N 43°30′5″E. Rafha had a population of 80,544 at the 2010 Census. After Arar, it is the second largest city in the Northern..

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