Governorates of Oman

The governorates of Oman (Template:Langx), are the 11 first-level administrative divisions of the Sultanate of Oman.

History

Before 28 October 2011, Oman was divided into five regions (mintaqah) and four governorates (muhafazah).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The governorates were Muscat, Dhofar, Buraimi and Musandam. Buraimi Governorate was created in October 2006 from parts of Ad Dhahirah Region.

Oman is divided into eleven governorates (muhafazah) as of 28 October 2011.<ref>Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>Seven new divisions created in Oman Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>Seven governorates, officials named</ref> Each of the 11 governorates are divided into wilayat (provinces).

List

Governorate	Arabic	Capital (Main Province)	Provinces	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (2020 Census)	Area<ref name=":0" /> (km²)	Density (per km2)	ISO code
Ad Dakhiliyah	lang}}	Nizwa	9	478,501	31,900	15	Template:Mono
Ad Dhahirah	lang}}	Ibri	3	213,043	Template:Sort	5.75	Template:Mono
Al Batinah North	lang}}	Sohar	6	1,250,231	9,000	138.92	Template:Mono
Al Batinah South	lang}}	Rustaq	6	465,550	3,500	133.01	Template:Mono
Al Buraimi	lang}}	Al Buraimi	3	121,802	7,460	16.33	Template:Mono
Al Wusta	lang}}	Haima	4	52,344	79,700	0.66	Template:Mono
Ash Sharqiyah North	lang}}	Ibra	7	271,822	24,361	11.16	Template:Mono
Ash Sharqiyah South	lang}}	Sur	5	315,445	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	26.20	Template:Mono
Dhofar	lang}}	Salalah	10	416,458	99,300	4.19	Template:Mono
Muscat	lang}}	Muscat	6	1,302,440	3,500	372.13	Template:Mono
Musandam	lang}}	Khasab	4	49,062	1,800	27.26	Template:Mono
Total			63	4,936,698	309,960	15.93

See also

• ISO 3166-2:OM

External links

• Arabian names at Geonames.de
• "Seven new divisions created in Oman" Template:Webarchive

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