Municipality of Greater Amman

Infobox Settlement
name = Municipality of Greater Amman
native_name = أمانة عمان الكبرى
settlement_type = Municipality
total_type = Greater Amman

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map_caption = The location of Municipality of Greater Amman in Jordan.
government_type = Monarchy
established_date = 1909
area_total_km2= 700
elevation_m = 733
elevation_footnotes = cite web|url=http://www.eventcrawler.net/encyclopedia/Amman|title=Amman-Elevation|accessdate=2008-04-20]
population_total = 2.2 million
population_density_km2 = 48.9
population_note = [cite web|url=http://www.explore-amman.com/1010/General_Information.html|title=Amman Travel Guide|publisher=HotelCentral.com|accessdate=2008-04-19]
website = http://www.ammancity.gov.jo/The Municipality of Greater Amman (Arabic: أمانة عمان الكبرى) is a municipality located in the Amman Governorate of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Jordan|title=Politics of Jordan|accessdate=2008-04-19|publisher=Wikipedia|date=2008] VC|date=May 2008

History

Amman's first municipal council was established in 1909. In 1914, the city of Amman was made the head of the Amman district. The city's population at the time was only 1500-2000 people, but it's 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.cite web|url=http://www.ammancity.gov.jo/english/about_amman/about.asp|title=About Amman|date=2008|publisher=Municipality of Amman|accessdate=2008-04-19]

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