Governorates of Oman
محافظات عمان
  • Also known as:
  • Muhafazah
CategoryUnitary state
LocationSultanate of Oman
Number11 governorates
Populations39,000 (Al Wusta) – 1,463,000 (Muscat)
Areas1,800 km2 (695 sq mi) (Musandam) – 99,000 km2 (38,300 sq mi) (Dhofar)
Government
Subdivisions

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

Governorate Arabic Main Wilayah Total Wilayat
Ad Dakhiliyahمحافظة الداخليةNizwa8
Ad Dhahirahمحافظة الظاهرةIbri3
Al Batinah Northمحافظة شمال الباطنةSohar6
Al Batinah Southمحافظة جنوب الباطنةRustaq6
Al Buraymiمحافظة البريميAl Buraymi3
Al Wustaمحافظة الوسطىHaima (Hayma)4
Ash Sharqiyah Northمحافظة شمال الشرقيةIbra6
Ash Sharqiyah Southمحافظة جنوب الشرقيةSur5
Dhofarمحافظة ظفارSalalah10
Muscatمحافظة مسقطMuscat6
Musandamمحافظة مسندمKhasab4

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 12.

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.
A clickable map of Oman exhibiting its five regions and four governorates.
Map
Nr
Subdivision Arabic Main Town Area
km2
Population
Census
of 2022
Population

Density

Wilayat
1Ad Dakhiliyahمحافظة الداخليةNizwa31,900330,000 10.28
3Al Batinahمحافظة الباطنةSohar12,500765,000 61.812
5Al Wustaمحافظة الوسطىHaima (Hayma)79,70039,000 0.54
6Ash Sharqiyahمحافظة الشرقيةSur36,400361,000 9.611
2Ad Dhahirahمحافظة الظاهرةIbri37,000144,000 4.03
9Muscatمحافظة مسقطMuscat3,9001,463,000 378.46
8Musandamمحافظة مسندمKhasab1,80042,000 17.44
7Dhofarمحافظة ظفارSalalah99,300254,000 2.510
4Al Buraymi[5]محافظة البريميAl Buraymi7,00064,000 10.43
TotalOmanسلطنة عمانMuscat309,5003,462,000 7.561

See also

References

  1. Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman Archived 8 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Seven new divisions created in Oman Archived 24 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Seven governorates, officials named
  4. "Oman Governorates". Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  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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