Governorates of Oman

Governorates of Oman محافظات عمان(Arabic)
Also known as: Muhafazah
A clickable map of Oman exhibiting its five regions and four governorates (pre-2011 administrative divisions).
Category	Unitary state
Location	Sultanate of Oman
Number	11 governorates
Populations	31,425 (Musandam) – 775,878 (Muscat)
Areas	695 square miles (1,800 km²) (Musandam) - 38,300 square miles (99,000 km²) (Dhofar)
Government	Governorance government, National government
Subdivisions	Province

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Since 28 October 2011, Oman is divided into eleven governorates (muhafazah):^[1]^[2]^[3]

Below the governorates, Oman is divided into provinces (wilayat).

Regions and governorates before 2011 1
See also 2
References 3
External links 4

Regions and governorates before 2011

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

Map Nr	Subdivision	Arabic	Main Town	Area km²	Population Census of 2010	wilayat

Regions (mintaqah)
1	Ad Dakhiliyah	منطقة الداخلية	Nizwa	31,900	326,651	8
3	Al Batinah	منطقة الباطنة	Sohar	12,500	772,590	12
5	Al Wusta	المنطقة الوسطى	Haima (Hayma)	79,700	42,111	4
6	Ash Sharqiyah	المنطقة الشرقية	Sur	36,400	350,514	11
2	Ad Dhahirah	منطقة الظاهرة	Ibri	37,000 !37,000¹)	151,664	3
Governorates (muhafazah)
9	Muscat	محافظة مسقط	Masqat	3,900	775,878	6
8	Musandam	محافظة مسندم	Khasab	1,800	31,425	4
7	Dhofar	محافظة ظفار	Salalah	99,300	249,729	10
4	Al Buraymi^[5]	محافظة البريمي	Al Buraymi	7,000	72,917	3
Total	Oman	سلطنة عمان	Masqat	309,500	2,340,815	61

References

^ Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman
^ Seven new divisions created in Oman
^ Seven governorates, officials named
^ http://www.omanet.om/english/regions/oman.asp?cat=reg
^ 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"

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