Greater Amman Municipality أمانة عمّان الكبرى | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag | |
| Country |  |
| Seat | Amman |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yousef Shawarbeh |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Jordan Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (Jordan Summer Time) |
| Website | ammancity.gov.jo |
Greater Amman Municipality is the arm of local government responsible for the administration of the Jordanian capital of Amman. [1]
First municipal council in Amman was established in 1909 under the Ottoman Empire. The local inhabitants elected Ismael Babouk, a Circassian aristocrat, for the mayorship position.
The current mayor of GAM is Yousef Shawarbeh who was appointed to the position in 2017.
| Rank | Area | Neighborhoods | Area (km2) | Population (2015) [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madinah | 2 | 3.1 | 34,988 |
| 2 | Basman | 6 | 13.4 | 373,981 |
| 3 | Marka | 4 | 23 | 148,100 |
| 4 | Nasr | 5 | 28.4 | 258,829 |
| 5 | Yarmouk | 3 | 5.5 | 180,773 |
| 6 | Ras Al-Ein | 3 | 0.68 | 138,024 |
| 7 | Bader | 5 | 0.01 | 229,308 |
| 8 | Zahran | 5 | 13.8 | 107,529 |
| 9 | Abdali area | 4 | 15 | 165,333 |
| 10 | Tareq | 4 | 25 | 175,194 |
| 11 | Qweismeh, Abu Alanda, Jweideh and Raqeem area | 13 | 45.9 | 296,763 |
| 12 | Khrebet Al-Souk, Jawa and Yadoudah | 16 | 0.5 | 186,158 |
| 13 | Umm Quseir, Mogableen and Bnayyat | 8 | 23 | 99,738 |
| 14 | Wadi Al-Seer | 11 | 80 | 136,000 |
| 15 | Bader Al-Jadeedah | 7 | 19 | 241,830 |
| 16 | Sweileh | 4 | 20 | 151,016 |
| 17 | Tla' Al-Ali, Umm Al-Summaq and Khalda | 8 | 19.8 | 251,000 |
| 18 | Jubeiha | 9 | 25.9 | 197,160 |
| 19 | Shafa Badran | 14 | 45 | 72,315 |
| 20 | Abu Nseir | 6 | 50 | 72,489 |
| 21 | Uhod | 9 | 250 | 40,000 |
| 22 | Marj Al-Hamam | 16 | 53 | 82,788 |
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