Greater Amman Municipality
Greater Amman Municipality is the arm of local government responsible for the administration of the Jordanian capital of Amman.
History
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.
Areas of Greater Amman Municipality
| Rank | Area | Neighborhoods | Area | Population |
| 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 |