Governorates of Jordan

administrative subdivisions of Jordan

Jordan is divided into 12 governorates. In 1994, four new governorates were created: Jerash, Ajloun, Madaba and Aqaba.

The governorates of Jordan are in one of three regions: the North Region, Central Region and the South Region. The regions are mainly distributed by the distance between the cities.

List

Map of the governorates.

North Region

↓ North Region ↓
#GovernorateArea (km²)PopulationPop. density (/km²)Capital
1Irbid Governorate1,5721,137,100723.4Irbid
2Ajloun Governorate420146,900350.1Ajloun
3Jerash Governorate410191,700467.8Jerash
4Mafraq Governorate26,551300,30011.3Mafraq
Total28,9531,776,00061.3
↓ Central Region ↓
#GovernorateArea (km²)[1]Population[2]Pop. density (/km²)Capital
5Balqa Governorate1,120428,000382.0Salt
6Amman Governorate7,5792,473,400326.3Amman
7Zarqa Governorate4,761951,800199.9Zarqa
8Madaba Governorate940159,700170.0Madaba
Total14,4004,012,900278.7
↓ South Region ↓
#GovernorateArea (km²)[3]Population[4]Pop. density (/km²)Capital
9Karak Governorate3,495249,10071.3Al Karak
10Tafilah Governorate2,20989,40040.5Tafilah
11Ma'an Governorate32,832121,4003.7Ma'an
12Aqaba Governorate6,905139,20020.2Aqaba
Total45,441599,10013.2

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