ŞAFWÁ

Eastern Province · SAUDI ARABIA (SA) · 26.65°N / 49.96°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 102,585

Şafwá is a city in Saudi Arabia with a population of 45,876. It sits at 26.65/49.96, runs on Asia/Riyadh, is 3 km from Umm as Sāhik.

Population 45,876

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Riyadh

All facts

fields

Country: Saudi Arabia
Subdivision: Eastern Province
Coords: 26.65°N / 49.96°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Umm as Sāhik Eastern Province 11,813 3.9 km

S Al ‘Awwāmīyah Eastern Province 26,276 6.9 km

S Al Awjām Eastern Province 11,460 9.7 km

SE Al Qaţīf Eastern Province 98,259 10.8 km

S At Tūbī Eastern Province 7,740 10.8 km

SE Tārūt Eastern Province 85,371 12.0 km

NW Al Ju‘aymah Eastern Province 5,500 12.2 km

NE Raḩīmah Eastern Province 41,188 12.4 km

NE Ras Tanura Eastern Province 62,314 12.9 km

SE ‘Inak Eastern Province 20,038 16.1 km

Air access

nearby

OERT

Ras Tanura Airport

Medium airport

11.1 km

DMM

King Fahd International Airport

Large airport

25.4 km

OEJL

King Abdulaziz Naval Base

Small airport

40.9 km

DHA

King Abdulaziz Air Base

Large airport

46.9 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Şafwá?: 45,876 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Şafwá in?: Asia/Riyadh.
Which country is Şafwá in?: Saudi Arabia (SA).
Which airport serves Şafwá?: Ras Tanura Airport (OERT).
How far is Şafwá from Riyadh?: About 391 km.
Does Şafwá have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Saudi Arabia?: Arabic.
What currency is used in Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Riyal.
How many cities are in Saudi Arabia?: 136 on record.
Which admin region is Şafwá in?: Eastern Province.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/102585

{
  "data": {
    "id": 102585,
    "name": "Şafwá",
    "ascii_name": "Safwa",
    "country_code": "SA",
    "population": 45876,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Riyadh",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 26.6497,
    "longitude": 49.95522
  }
}

Context

comparatives

3.9x the population of Umm as Sāhik.
3 km from Umm as Sāhik.
Same timezone (Asia/Riyadh) as 135 other cities in Saudi Arabia.