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Jordan is divided into twelve historical regions (almanatiq altaarikhia), further subdivided into districts (liwa), and often into sub-districts (qada).[1]
In 1994, four new governorates were created as part of the administrative divisions system of the Ministry of Interior:Jerash,Ajloun,Madaba andAqaba. Jerash Governorate and Ajloun Governorate were split fromIrbid Governorate, Madaba Governorate was split fromAmman Governorate and Aqaba Governorate was split fromMa'an Governorate.[1]
Geographically, the governorates ofJordan are located in one of three regions (aqalim): the North Region, Central Region and the South Region. The three geographical regions are not distributed by area or populations, but rather by geographical connectivity and distance among the population centres. The South Region is separated from the Central Region by the Mountains ofMoab inKarak Governorate. The population centres of the Central and North Region are separated geographically by the mountains ofJerash Governorate.
Socially, the population centres ofAmman,Salt,Zarqa andMadaba form together one large metropolitan area in which business interactions in these cities are under the influence ofAmman, while the cities ofJerash,Ajloun, andMafraq are mostly under the influence of the city ofIrbid.
| Governorates of Jordan | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governorate | Area[2] (km2) | Population (2022)[3] | Density[2] | Annual Change (%) | Capital | ||||
| North Region | |||||||||
| 1 | Irbid | 1,572 | 2,050,300 | 1304/km2 | +4.7% | Irbid | |||
| 2 | Ajloun | 420 | 204,000 | 485.7/km2 | +3.19% | Ajloun | |||
| 3 | Jerash | 410 | 274,500 | 669.5/km2 | +3.42% | Jerash | |||
| 4 | Mafraq | 26,551 | 637,000 | 23.99/km2 | +5.72% | Mafraq | |||
| Central Region | |||||||||
| 5 | Balqa | 1,120 | 569,500 | 508.5/km2 | +2.93% | Salt | |||
| 6 | Amman | 7,579 | 4,642,000 | 612.5/km2 | +5.18% | Amman | |||
| 7 | Zarqa | 4,761 | 1,581,000 | 332.1/km2 | +4.3% | Zarqa | |||
| 8 | Madaba | 940 | 219,100 | 233.1/km2 | +3.07% | Madaba | |||
| South Region | |||||||||
| 9 | Karak | 3,495 | 366,700 | 104.9/km2 | +3.45% | Al Karak | |||
| 10 | Tafilah | 2,209 | 111,500 | 50.48/km2 | +2.3% | Tafilah | |||
| 11 | Ma'an | 32,832 | 183,500 | 5.589/km2 | +3.94% | Ma'an | |||
| 12 | Aqaba | 6,905 | 217,900 | 31.56/km2 | +4.49% | Aqaba | |||
| HK of Jordan: (total) | 88,794 | 11,057,000 | 124.5/km2 | +4.58% | Amman | ||||
