Provinces of Oman

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The administrative division of Oman contains eleven governorates ( muhafazat ), [1] and within the governorates, Oman is sub-divided into 63 provinces ( wilayat ).

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Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate

ProvincePopulation (2022) [2]
Nizwa 139,267
Bahla 96,415
Samail 87,997
Izki 66,034
Bidbid 41,482
Adam 31,850
Al Hamra 31,013
Manah 27,860
Jebel Akhdar [3] 11,776
Total533,694

Ad Dhahirah Governorate

ProvincePopulation (2022) [4]
Ibri 178,234
Yanqul 28,738
Dhank 25,886
Total232,858

Al Batinah North Governorate

ProvincePopulation (2022) [5]
Sohar 263,894
Suwayq 200,994
Saham 165,546
Al Khaburah 89,971
Shinas 88,317
Liwa 63,292
Total872,014

Al Batinah South Governorate

ProvincePopulation (2022) [5]
Barka 205,175
Rustaq 129,050
Al Musanaah 108,812
Nakhal 31,809
Wadi Al Maawil 22,630
Al Awabi 20,550
Total518,026

Al Buraimi Governorate

ProvincePopulation (2022) [2]
Al Buraimi 113,488
Mahdah 10,917
As Sunaynah 1,356
Total125,761

Al Wusta Governorate

ProvincePopulation (2022) [4]
Duqm 23,851
Mahout 19,033
Haima 10,500
Al Jazer 6,084
Total59,468

Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate

ProvincePopulation (2022) [4]
Al-Mudhaibi 92,193
Ibra 53,155
Bidiya 48,966
Sinaw [3] 36,777
Dema Wa Thaieen 28,947
Al-Qabil 26,997
Wadi Bani Khaled 14,197
Total264,455

Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate

ProvincePopulation (2022) [5]
Sur 122,527
Jalan Bani Bu Ali 117,730
Jalan Bani Bu Hassan 50,755
Al Kamil Wal Wafi 42,791
Masirah 15,945
Total349,748

Dhofar Governorate

ProvincePopulation (2022) [6]
Salalah 388,841
Taqah 26,486
Mirbat 18,628
Thumrait 18,953
Sadah 6,356
Rakhyut 52,66
Dhalkut 3,415
Muqshin 705
Shalim and the Hallaniyat Islands 7,591
Al-Mazyona 10,128
Total486,369

Muscat Governorate

ProvincePopulation (2022) [6]
Muscat [Note 1] 37,865
Muttrah 223,590
Bawshar 412,544
Seeb 524,696
Al Amarat 139,755
Qurayyat 63,006
Total1,401,456

Musandam Governorate

ProvincePopulation (2022) [2]
Khasab 33,657
Dibba [Note 2] 10,714
Bukha 4,547
Madha 4,306
Total53,224

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Muscat refers to the province of Muscat which contains the city of Old Muscat and not the more commonly known urban area of Muscat.
  2. ↑ Officially known as Wilayat of Dibba but sometimes referred by locals as Dibba al Bayah or Dibba Oman.

References

  1. ↑ Admin_2, Ofm. "Oman by region". www.fm.gov.om. Retrieved 15 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Population, housing and household statistics 2023" (PDF). National Centre for Statistics and Information. 3 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Wilayats of Jabal Akhdar, Sinaw to be represented in Majlis A'Shura". Muscat Daily. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Population, housing and household statistics 2023" (PDF). National Centre for Statistics and Information. 3 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Population, housing and household statistics 2023" (PDF). National Centre for Statistics and Information. 3 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Population, housing and household statistics 2023" (PDF). National Centre for Statistics and Information. 3 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
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