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Samarra Facts

Area4618.5 km²
Population333,603
Male Population168,967 (50.6%)
Female Population164,636 (49.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+211.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+58.4%
Median Age19 years (Male: 18.7, Female: 19.4)
NeighborhoodsAl Dhabat Zone, Al Jabiria, Al Shurta, Al Mualmeen, Muskashafah Eastern
Local Time
TimezoneArabian Standard Time
Lat & Lng34.19590, 43.88568
Postal Codes34010

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Samarra Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population107,178164,772210,634295,477333,603
Population Density23.2 / km²35.7 / km²45.6 / km²64 / km²72.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Samarra Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 40.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Samarra+175.7%+79.3%+40.3%
Saladin Governorate+252%+119.4%+58.3%
Iraq+211.5%+108.2%+54.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Samarra Median Age

Median Age: 19 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Samarra19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Saladin Governorate19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Iraq19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Samarra Population Density

Population Density: 72.2 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Samarra333,6034,618.5 km²72.2 / km²
Saladin Governorate1.3 million24,851 km²54 / km²
Iraq36.4 million437,126.8 km²83.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Samarra Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 100 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 Samarra

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Samarra

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

Samarra CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Samarra1,233,871 tn3.7 tn267.2 tons/km²
Saladin Governorate4,961,776 tn3.7 tn199.7 tons/km²
Iraq134,886,662 tn3.71 tn308.6 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
Samarra CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)1,233,871 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.7 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)267.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
3/5/126:50 AM4.695.8 km32,100 mIraqusgs.gov
5/18/0611:37 PM4.490 km30,000 mIraqusgs.gov
1/18/007:03 AM3.690.6 km82,800 mIraqusgs.gov

Samarra

(Arabic: سامَرّاء‎) is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, 125 kilometers (78 mi) north of Baghdad. In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 348,700. Samarra is in the Sunni Triangle. city wa..

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