Governorates of Oman

Oman is divided into eleven governorates (muhafazah), and has been since 28 October 2011.[1][2][3] Each of the 11 governorates are divided into wilayat (provinces).

Governorate Arabic Main Wilayat Total Wilayat
Ad Dakhiliyahمنطقة الداخليةNizwa8
Ad Dhahirahمنطقة الظاهرةIbri3
Al Batinah Northمحافظة شمال الباطنةSohar6
Al Batinah Southمحافظة جنوب الباطنةRustaq6
Al Buraymiمحافظة البريميAl Buraymi3
Al Wustaالمنطقة الوسطىHaima (Hayma)4
Ash Sharqiyah Northمحافظة شمال الشرقيةIbra6
Ash Sharqiyah Southمحافظة جنوب الشرقيةSur5
Dhofarمحافظة ظفارSalalah10
Muscatمحافظة مسقطMuscat6
Musandamمحافظة مسندمKhasab4
Governorates of Oman
محافظات عمان
Also known as:
Muhafazah
CategoryUnitary state
LocationSultanate of Oman
Number11 governorates
Populations42,111 (Al Wusta) – 1,475,795 (Muscat)
Areas1,800 km2 (695 sq mi) (Musandam) – 99,000 km2 (38,300 sq mi) (Dhofar)
GovernmentGovernorance government, National government
SubdivisionsProvince
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Regions and governorates before 2011

Before 28 October 2011, Oman was divided into five regions (mintaqah) and four governorates (muhafazah).[4] The governorates were Muscat, Dhofar, Buraimi and Musandam. Buraimi was created in October 2006 from parts of Ad Dhahirah Region. The regions are further subdivided into 61 wilayat. Each region has one or more regional center with a grand total of twelve.

A clickable map of Oman exhibiting its five regions and four governorates (pre-2011 administrative divisions).
A clickable map of Oman exhibiting its five regions and four governorates.
Map
Nr		 Subdivision Arabic Main Town Area
km²		 Population
Census
of 2010		 Population

Density

 Wilayat
Regions (mintaqah)
1Ad Dakhiliyahمنطقة الداخليةNizwa31,900326,651 10.28
3Al Batinahمنطقة الباطنةSohar12,500772,590 61.812
5Al Wustaالمنطقة الوسطىHaima (Hayma)79,70042,111 0.54
6Ash Sharqiyahالمنطقة الشرقيةSur36,400350,514 9.611
2Ad Dhahirahمنطقة الظاهرةIbri37,000151,664 4.03
Governorates (muhafazah)
9Muscatمحافظة مسقطMuscat3,9001,475,795 378.46
8Musandamمحافظة مسندمKhasab1,80031,425 17.44
7Dhofarمحافظة ظفارSalalah99,300249,729 2.510
4Al Buraymi[5]محافظة البريميAl Buraymi7,00072,917 10.43
TotalOmanسلطنة عمانMuscat309,5002,340,815 7.561

See also

References
  1. Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman Archived 2013-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Seven new divisions created in Oman Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Seven governorates, officials named
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-06-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. 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.


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