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>Template:Cite 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	Population<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> (2020 Census)	Area<ref name=":0" /> (km²)	Density (per km2)	ISO code
Ad Dakhiliyah	Template:Lang	Nizwa	9	478,501	31,900	15	Template:Mono
Ad Dhahirah	Template:Lang	Ibri	3	213,043	Template:Sort	5.75	Template:Mono
Al Batinah North	Template:Lang	Sohar	6	1,250,231	9,000	138.92	Template:Mono
Al Batinah South	Template:Lang	Rustaq	6	465,550	3,500	133.01	Template:Mono
Al Buraimi	Template:Lang	Al Buraimi	3	121,802	7,460	16.33	Template:Mono
Al Wusta	Template:Lang	Haima	4	52,344	79,700	0.66	Template:Mono
Ash Sharqiyah North	Template:Lang	Ibra	7	271,822	24,361	11.16	Template:Mono
Ash Sharqiyah South	Template:Lang	Sur	5	315,445	12,039<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	26.20	Template:Mono
Dhofar	Template:Lang	Salalah	10	416,458	99,300	4.19	Template:Mono
Muscat	Template:Lang	Muscat	6	1,302,440	3,500	372.13	Template:Mono
Musandam	Template: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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