Governorates of Jordan
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The country of Jordan
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The country of Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
is divided into 12 governorate
Governorate
A governorate is an administrative division of a country. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states, provinces, or colonies, the term governorate is often used in translation from non-English-speaking administrations.The...
s (muhafazah
Muhafazah
A ' is a first-level administrative division of many Arab countries, and a second-level administrative division in Saudi Arabia. The term is usually translated to governorate in English, and occasionally to province. It comes from the Arabic root 'h-f-ẓ' which means to 'keep and guard'...
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| Governorates | Area (km²) |
Population (end of 2008 est.) |
Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irbid Irbid Governorate Irbid or Irbed is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located north of Amman, Jordan's capital. The capital of the governorate of Irbid is the city of Irbid... |
1,572 | 1,041,300 | 662.4 |
| Mafraq Mafraq Governorate Mafraq is one of the governorates of Jordan, located to the north-east of Amman, capital of Jordan. It has a population of 254,219 with a percentage of 4.5% of Jordan's population... |
26,541 | 275,000 | 10.4 |
| Jarash Jerash Governorate Jerash is one of the governorates of Jordan; it is located north of Amman, Jordan's capital. It carrys the name of its capital and largest city, Jerash City.... |
410 | 175,500 | 428.0 |
| Ajloun Ajloun Governorate Ajlun Governorate is one of the governorates of Jordan, located north of Amman the capital of Jordan. Ajlun Governorate has the fourth highest population density in the kingdom of Jordan with a population density of 335 ppkm2... |
420 | 134,500 | 320.2 |
| North Region | 28,943 | 1,626,300 | 56.2 |
| Amman Amman Governorate Officially known as Muhafazat al-Asima , Amman Governorate is one of the governorates - locally known as muhafazat - in Jordan. This governorate's capital is the City of Amman, It is also Jordan's capital... |
7,579 | 2,265,100 | 298.9 |
| Balqa Balqa Balqa is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located northwest of Amman, Jordan's capital.The governorate has the fourth largest population of the 12 governorates of Jordan, and is ranked 10th by Area... |
1,119 | 391,900 | 350.2 |
| Zarqa Zarqa Governorate Zarqa Governorate is the third largest governorate in Jordan by population. The capital of Zarqa governorate is Zarqa City, which is the largest city in the governorate. It is located 25 km east of the Jordanian capital Amman... |
4,761 | 871,600 | 183.1 |
| Madaba Madaba Governorate Madaba, is one of the governorates of Jordan, it is located south west of Amman, capital of Jordan. Its capital is Madaba. The governorate is ranked eighth by population and by area in Jordan... |
940 | 146,300 | 155.6 |
| Central Region | 14,399 | 3,674,900 | 255.2 |
| Karak | 3,495 | 228,200 | 65.3 |
| Tafilah Tafilah Governorate Tafilah is one of the governorates of Jordan, located about 180 km south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital.Tafilah Governorate is bordered by Karak Governorate to the north, Ma'an Governorate to the east and south, Aqaba Governorate to the south, and by Israel to the west. The area of this... |
2,209 | 81,900 | 37.1 |
| Ma'an Ma'an Governorate Ma'an is one of the governorates of Jordan, it is located south of Amman, Jordan's capital. Its capital is the city of Ma'an. This governorate is the largest in the kingdom of Jordan by area.-History:... |
32,832 | 111,200 | 3.4 |
| Aqaba Aqaba Governorate Aqaba is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south of Amman, capital of Jordan. Its capital is Aqaba. It is the fourth largest governorate in Jordan by area and is ranked 10th by population.... |
6,900 | 127,500 | 18.5 |
| South Region | 45,436 | 548,800 | 12.1 |