Governorates of Oman
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wilayat (provinces
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| Governorate | Arabic
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Main Wilayah | Total Wilayat | ISO code |
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| Ad Dakhiliyah | محافظة الداخلية | Nizwa | 8 | OM-DA |
Ad Dhahirah |
محافظة الظاهرة | Ibri | 3 | OM-ZA |
| Al Batinah North | محافظة شمال الباطنة | Sohar | 6 | OM-BS |
| Al Batinah South | محافظة جنوب الباطنة | Rustaq | 6 | OM-BJ |
| Al Buraymi | محافظة البريمي | Al Buraymi |
3 | OM-BU |
| Al Wusta | محافظة الوسطى | Haima (Hayma) | 4 | OM-WU |
| Ash Sharqiyah North | محافظة شمال الشرقية | Ibra | 6 | OM-SS |
| Ash Sharqiyah South | محافظة جنوب الشرقية | Sur | 5 | OM-SJ |
Dhofar |
محافظة ظفار | Salalah | 10 | OM-ZU |
| Muscat | محافظة مسقط | Muscat | 6 | OM-MA |
| Musandam | محافظة مسندم | Khasab | 4 | OM-MU |
Regions and governorates before 2011
Before 28 October 2011,
Ad Dhahirah Region. The regions are further subdivided into 61 wilayat
. Each region has one or more regional center with a grand total of 12.
A clickable map of Oman exhibiting its five regions and four governorates (pre-2011 administrative divisions).
| Map Nr |
Subdivision | Arabic
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Main Town | Area km2 |
Population Census of 2022 |
Population
Density |
Wilayat |
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| 1 | Ad Dakhiliyah | محافظة الداخلية | Nizwa | 31,900 | 330,000 | 10.2 | 8 |
| 3 | Al Batinah | محافظة الباطنة | Sohar | 12,500 | 765,000 | 61.8 | 12 |
| 5 | Al Wusta | محافظة الوسطى | Haima (Hayma) | 79,700 | 39,000 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 6 | Ash Sharqiyah | محافظة الشرقية | Sur | 36,400 | 361,000 | 9.6 | 11 |
| 2 | Ad Dhahirah |
محافظة الظاهرة | Ibri | 37,000 | 144,000 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 9 | Muscat | محافظة مسقط | Muscat | 3,900 | 1,463,000 | 378.4 | 6 |
| 8 | Musandam | محافظة مسندم | Khasab | 1,800 | 42,000 | 17.4 | 4 |
| 7 | Dhofar |
محافظة ظفار | Salalah | 99,300 | 254,000 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 4 | Al Buraymi[5] |
محافظة البريمي | Al Buraymi |
7,000 | 64,000 | 10.4 | 3 |
| Total | Oman | سلطنة عمان | Muscat | 309,500 | 3,462,000 | 7.5 | 61 |
See also
References
- ^ Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman Archived 8 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Seven new divisions created in Oman Archived 24 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Seven governorates, officials named
- ^ "Oman Governorates". Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ Al Buraymi was created from parts of Ad Dhahirah on 15 October 2006 by Royal Decree 108. The combined area was 44,000 km² and the new areas are estimated.
External links
- Arabian names at Geonames.de
- "Seven new divisions created in Oman" Archived 11 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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