Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate

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Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate
مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة
Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah
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Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate
Location of the Governorate in Oman
Coordinates: 22°34′00″N59°31′44″E / 22.566667°N 59.528889°E / 22.566667; 59.528889
CountryFlag of Oman.svg Oman
Governorate Ash-Sharqīyah South [1]
Government
 • GovernorYahya bin Bader bin Malik Al Mawaali
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
315,460
Time zone UTC+4 (GST)
ISO 3166 code OM-SJ

Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate (Arabic : مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah, English: Southeastern Governorate) is a governorate of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011 when Ash Sharqiyah Region was split into Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate and Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate. [1] [2] [3] The centre of the governorate is the Wilayat of Sur.

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Provinces

Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate consists of five wilāyāt (provinces): [4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1993 139,985—    
2003 173,670+2.18%
2010 188,032+1.14%
2020 315,445+5.31%
Source: Citypopulation [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Babu Thomas (Web developer or designer). "Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman". Omanet.om. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  2. ↑ "Seven new divisions created in Oman". Khaleej Times . 2011-10-28. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  3. ↑ Seven governorates, officials named
  4. ↑ "Total Population". National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.
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