List of governorates of Jordan

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Jordan consists of twelve governorates (Arabicمحافظة / muḥāfaẓa ). They are each headed by a governor.

Ägypten Saudi-Arabien Irak Syrien Libanon de-facto Israel (die Golanhöhen werden von Syrien beansprucht) Syrien (von der UN überwachte demilitarisierte Zone auf dem Golan) Israel (demilitarisierte Zone) de-facto von Israel abhängig - das Westjordanland wird von der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde beansprucht de-facto Israel - das Westjordanland wird von der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde beanssprucht de-facto Israel - das Westjordanland wird von der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde beansprucht Israel Gouvernement Adschlun Gouvernement Dscharasch Gouvernement Madaba Gouvernement al-Balqa Gouvernement Irbid Gouvernement Zarqa Gouvernement al-Mafraq Gouvernement Amman Gouvernement al-Karak Gouvernement at-Tafila Gouvernement Aqaba Gouvernement Maʿan
Jordan Governorates
Governorate Area (km²) population Administrative headquarters
Irbid Governorate 01,572 1,137,100 Irbid
Adschlun Governorate 00420 0146,900 Adschlun
Jarash Governorate 00410 0191,700 Jarash
Al-Mafraq Governorate 26,551 0300,300 al-Mafraq
Al-Balqa Governorate 01,120 0428,000 Salt
Amman Governorate 07,579 2,473,400 Amman
Zarqa Governorate 04,761 0951,800 Zarqa
Madaba Governorate 00940 0159,700 Madaba
Al-Karak governorate 03,495 0249.100 al-Karak
Governorate at-Tafila 02,209 0089,400 at-Tafila
Maʿan Governorate 32,832 0121,400 Maʿan
Aqaba Governorate 06,905 0139,200 Aqaba

Adschlun, Aqaba, Jarash and Madaba governorates were introduced in 1994.

The governorates are divided into districts (Arabic لواء / Liwāʾ ) and these in sub-districts (Arabicقضاء / Qaḍāʾ ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Estimated Population of the Kingdom, Area (Km2) and Population Density by Governorate, at end-year 2012 . Department of Statistics - Jordan. 2012. Accessed December 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ Estimated Population of the Kingdom by Urban * and Rural, at end-year 2012 . Department of Statistics - Jordan. 2012. Accessed December 27, 2013.