Spatial Analysis of Government Departments' Sites in Irbid Using Geographic Information Systems

Abstract

The study aims to determine the geographical pattern of the distribution of government departments in the city of Irbid, northern Jordan. It also seeks to reveal the fairness of the distribution of government departments over the city's seven regions, and its relationship to the geographical distribution of the population. It also seeks to analyze the density of the road network, the relationship between network density, population distribution, and government departments. The study used the descriptive analytical method, where the study data were collected from, the Department of Statistics, and the Greater Irbid Municipality. The coordinates of government departments were determined by (Google Earth). The study used Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Social Statistical Package (SPSS) techniques to perform Pearson correlation coefficient analysis, Chi², Louranz Curve, Nearast Neighbbour Analysis to determin distribution Pattern, Standard Distance, and Directional Distribution. The study found that the geographic distribution pattern of government departments is a clustered pattern. The reason for this is due to the concentration of the population, and the high density of the road network in some areas of concentration. The study also showed that there was no fairness in the distribution, and that the direction of its spread was from the northwest to the southeast. The study proved that there is a direct relationship between the pattern of population concentration and government departments, and an inverse relationship between the number of government departments and the total lengths of roads. The study recommends establishing government departments in poor neighborhoods, as well as establishing subsidiary liaison offices for some important departments.