The administrative center of the governorate as well as all government offices and parliament are located in the Abdali district.
The land covered by the Amman Governorate has been inhabited since the prehistoric age, ruins of civilizations as early as 7250 BC have been discovered at 'Ain Ghazal near Amman, the site itself is one of the largest prehistoric settlements in the Middle East.
Following the Arab Muslim conquests, Philadelphia reclaimed the name Amman.
For instance, it may be snowing in the Sweileh district which has an elevation of 1050 m above sea level, but cloudy with no rain in the Amman city center, which has an elevation of 780 m. The Amman Governorate is the third largest governorate in Jordan by area and the largest by population.
One factor that contributed to the sharp increase in population is the high influx of refugees from neighboring countries.