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The governorates of Jordan as well as all cities and urban localities of more than 15,000 inhabitants.
Governorates
| | Name | Abbr. | Original | Capital | A (km²) | C 1994-12-10 | C 2004-10-02 | E 2004-12-31 | E 2012-12-31 |
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| i | 'Ajlūn [Ajloun] {Ajlun} | AJL | عجلون | 'Ajlūn | 420 | 94,548 | 118,725 | 123,000 | 146,900 |
| i | Al-'Aqabah [Aqaba] {Al-Aqabah} | AQA | العقبة | Al-'Aqabah | 6,905 | 79,839 | 102,097 | 110,000 | 139,200 |
| i | Al-Balqā' {Al-Balqa} | BAL | البلقاء | As-Salṭ | 1,120 | 276,082 | 346,354 | 356,000 | 428,000 |
| i | Al-Karak [Kerak] | KAR | الكرك | Al-Karak | 3,495 | 169,770 | 204,185 | 211,000 | 249,100 |
| i | Al-Mafraq | MAF | المفرق | Al-Mafraq | 26,551 | 178,914 | 244,188 | 250,000 | 300,300 |
| i | 'Ammān {Amman} | AMM | العاصمة | 'Ammān | 7,579 | 1,576,238 | 1,942,066 | 2,074,000 | 2,473,400 |
| i | Aṭ-Ṭafīlah [Tafiela] {At-Tafilah} | TAF | الطفيلة | Aṭ-Ṭafīlah | 2,209 | 62,783 | 75,267 | 77,000 | 89,400 |
| i | Az-Zarqā' {Az-Zarqa} | ZAR | الزرقاء | Az-Zarqā' | 4,761 | 639,469 | 764,650 | 799,000 | 951,800 |
| i | Irbid | IRB | اربد | Irbid | 1,572 | 751,634 | 928,292 | 952,000 | 1,137,100 |
| i | Jarash [Jerash] | JAR | جرش | Jarash | 410 | 123,190 | 153,602 | 161,000 | 191,700 |
| i | Ma'ān {Maan} | MAA | معان | Ma'ān | 32,832 | 79,670 | 94,253 | 102,000 | 121,400 |
| i | Ma'dabā {Madaba} | MAD | مأدبا | Ma'dabā | 940 | 107,321 | 129,960 | 135,000 | 159,700 |
| | Jordan | JOR | الأردن | 'Ammān | 88,794 | 4,139,458 | 5,103,639 | 5,350,000 | 6,388,000 |
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- Department of Statistics, Jordan (web).
Principal Cities
| | Name | Adm. | C UE-E 2011-12-31 |
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| 1 | 'Ammān | AMM | 1,291,150 |
| 2 | Az-Zarqā' | ZAR | 481,300 |
| 3 | Irbid | IRB | 300,300 |
| 4 | Ar-Ruṣayfah | ZAR | 277,300 |
| 5 | Al-Quwaysimah | AMM | 168,800 |
| 6 | Wādī as-Sīr | AMM | 152,000 |
| 7 | Tilā' al-'Alī | AMM | 141,000 |
| 8 | Al-'Aqabah | AQA | 106,800 |
| 9 | Khuraybat as-Sūq | AMM | 105,900 |
| 10 | As-Salṭ | BAL | 88,900 |
| 11 | Ar-Ramthā | IRB | 85,600 |
| 12 | Ma'dabā | MAD | 84,600 |
Cities & Urban Localities
| | Name | Original | Adm. | C C 1994-12-10 | C C 2004-10-02 |
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| i | Aḍ-Ḍulayl {Ad-Dulayl} | الضليل | ZAR | 15,353 | 27,643 |
| i | 'Ajlūn [Ajloun] {Ajlun} | عجلون | AJL | 6,624 | 7,289 |
| i | Al-'Aqabah [Aqaba] {Al-Aqabah} | العقبة | AQA | 62,773 | 80,059 |
| i | Al-Baq'ah {Al-Baqah} | البقعة | BAL | 58,592 | 62,508 |
| i | Al-Hāshimiyah {Al-Hashimiyah} | الهاشمية | ZAR | 13,171 | 25,475 |
| i | Al-Ḥuṣun {Al-Husun} | الحصن | IRB | 16,302 | 20,485 |
| i | Al-Jubayhah | الجبيهة | AMM | 37,421 | 64,200 |
| i | Al-Karak [Kerak] | الكرك | KAR | 18,633 | 20,280 |
| i | Al-Mafraq | المفرق | MAF | 38,393 | 47,764 |
| i | Al-Mashāriqah {Al-Mashariqah} | المشارع | IRB | 14,933 | 18,282 |
| i | Al-Quwaysimah ( - Al-Juwaydah - Abū 'Alandah - Ar-Rajīb) | القويسمة والجويدة وابو علندا والرجيب | AMM | 68,517 | 135,500 |
| i | 'Ammān (incl. Mārkā & Ṭariq) [Amman] {Amman} | عمان | AMM | 994,199 | 1,036,330 |
| i | 'Anjarah {Anjarah} | عنجره | AJL | 13,800 | 17,618 |
| i | Ar-Ramthā {Ar-Ramtha} | الرمثا | IRB | 55,022 | 71,433 |
| i | Ar-Ruṣayfah (incl. Mushayrfat Rās al-'Ayn) [Russeifa] {Ar-Rusayfah} | الرصيفة | ZAR | 178,895 | 227,735 |
| i | Ash-Sharīḥ {Ash-Sharih} | الصريح | IRB | 15,957 | 19,210 |
| i | Askān Abū Nushayr {Askan Abu Nushayr} | اسكان ابو نصير | AMM | 18,879 | 24,680 |
| i | As-Salṭ {As-Salt} | السلط | BAL | 56,458 | 73,528 |
| i | Aṭ-Ṭafīlah {At-Tafilah} | الطفيلة | TAF | 20,881 | 23,512 |
| i | Aṭ-Ṭurrah {At-Turrah} | الطرة | IRB | 11,664 | 14,844 |
| i | Aydūn {Aydun} | ايدون | IRB | 14,661 | 18,586 |
| i | 'Ayn al-Bāshā {Ayn al-Basha} | عين الباشا | BAL | 21,347 | 37,222 |
| i | Az-Zarqā' {Az-Zarqa} | الزرقاء | ZAR | 350,849 | 395,227 |
| i | Bayt Rās {Bayt Ras} | بيت راس | IRB | 11,475 | 18,023 |
| i | Ghawr ash-Shāfī {Ghawr ash-Shafi} | غور الصافي | KAR | 13,505 | 16,756 |
| i | Irbid | اربد | IRB | 208,329 | 250,645 |
| i | Jarash [Jerash] | جرش | JAR | 21,278 | 31,652 |
| i | Khuraybat as-Sūq ( - Jāwā - Al-Yadūdah) {Khuraybat as-Suq} | خريبة السوق وجاوا واليادودة | AMM | 40,216 | 84,975 |
| i | Kufranjah | كفرنجه | AJL | 16,908 | 21,734 |
| i | Kurayyimah | كريمه | IRB | 14,131 | 15,733 |
| i | Ma'ān {Maan} | معان | MAA | 22,989 | 26,461 |
| i | Ma'dabā {Madaba} | مادبا | MAD | 55,749 | 70,338 |
| i | Marj al-Ḥamām {Marj al-Hamam} | مرج الحمام | AMM | 16,586 | 30,173 |
| i | Muḥayyam al-Ashhahīd 'Azmī ( - Al-Moftī) {Muhayyam al-Ashhahid Azmi} | المفتي-مخيم الشهيد عزمي | IRB | 14,463 | 16,615 |
| i | Muhayyam Ḥaṭīn (Muhayam al-Ḥushun) {Muhayyam Hatin} | مخيم حطين | ZAR | 35,867 | 38,501 |
| i | Nā'ūr [Naour] {Naur} | ناعور | AMM | 12,340 | 15,439 |
| i | Saḥāb {Sahab} | سحاب | AMM | 32,153 | 43,909 |
| i | Shafā Badrān {Shafa Badran} | شفا بدران | AMM | 6,676 | 15,333 |
| i | Ṣuwayliḥ {Suwaylih} | صويلح | AMM | 53,250 | 61,949 |
| i | Tilā' al-'Alī ( - Khildā - Umm as-Summāq) {Tila al-Ali} | تلاع العلي وخلدا وام السماق | AMM | 50,554 | 113,197 |
| i | Umm Qushayr ( - Al-Muqābayn) | ام قصير والمقابلين | AMM | 19,337 | 36,785 |
| i | Wādī as-Sīr {Wadi as-Sir} | وادي السير | AMM | 89,104 | 122,032 |
- Department of Statistics, Jordan (web).
(2011) Own computations based on that source.
