The Municipality of Greater Amman is a municipality located in the Amman Governorate

Amman Governorate

Officially known as Muhafazat al-Asima , Amman Governorate is one of the governorates - locally known as muhafazat - in Jordan. This governorate's capital is the City of Amman, It is also Jordan's capital...

 of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

History

Amman's first municipal council was established in 1909. In 1914, the city of Amman

Amman

Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...

was made the head of the Amman district. The city's population at the time was only 1500-2000 people, but its economic activity soon made it larger. At 2.2 million persons today, the district accounts for 40% of Jordan's population.

Municipality and administration

In the center of the city is the City Hall of the Greater Amman Municipality (often abbreviated to GAM), surrounded by parks and public space. The Municipality employs 18,000 people who serve the entire district. 27 administrative regions make up the municipality. The mayor leads a GAM council made up of 47 members, with the council divided into 14 respective committees. GAM service departments are in charge of public maintenance.