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Governorates of Oman
محافظات عمان(Arabic)
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). A clickable map of Oman exhibiting its five regions and four governorates.
Category	Unitary state
Location	Sultanate of Oman
Number	11 governorates
Populations	44,516 (Musandam) – 1,475,795 (Muscat)
Areas	1,800 km2 (695 sq mi) (Musandam) – 99,000 km2 (38,300 sq mi) (Dhofar)
Government	Governorance government, National government;
Subdivisions	Province;

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Till the first state reorganization in 2011; There were 4 governorates in Oman; viz. Muscat, Dhofar, Buraimi and Musandam. Since 28 October 2011, Oman is divided into eleven governorates (muhafazah):^[1]^[2]^[3]

Al Batinah Region

Ash Sharqiyah Region

Each of the 11 governorates are divided into provinces (wilayat).

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	37,000¹)	151,664	3
Governorates (muhafazah)
9	Muscat	محافظة مسقط	Masqat	3,900	1،475،795	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 Archived 2013-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ Seven new divisions created in Oman Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ Seven governorates, officials named^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-06-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 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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[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^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-06-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)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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-Till the first state reorganization in 2011; There were 4 governorates in Oman; viz. Muscat, Dhofar, Buraimi and Musandam. Since 28 October 2011, [[Oman]] is divided into eleven governorates (''[[muhafazah]]''):<ref>[http://www.omanet.om/english/regions/oman.asp?cat=reg Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman]</ref><ref>[http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/middleeast/2011/October/middleeast_October571.xml&section=middleeast Seven new divisions created in Oman]</ref><ref>[http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=51336&rand Seven governorates, officials named]</ref>
+Till the first state reorganization in 2011; There were 4 governorates in Oman; viz. Muscat, Dhofar, Buraimi and Musandam. Since 28 October 2011, [[Oman]] is divided into eleven governorates (''[[muhafazah]]''):<ref>[http://www.omanet.om/english/regions/oman.asp?cat=reg Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208143606/http://www.omanet.om/english/regions/oman.asp?cat=reg |date=2013-12-08 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/middleeast/2011/October/middleeast_October571.xml&section=middleeast Seven new divisions created in Oman] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524003450/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fmiddleeast%2F2011%2FOctober%2Fmiddleeast_October571.xml&section=middleeast |date=2013-05-24 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=51336&rand Seven governorates, officials named]{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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 ==Regions and governorates before 2011==
-Before 28 October 2011, [[Oman]] was divided into five [[region]]s (''[[mintaqah]]'') and four [[governorate]]s (''[[muhafazah]]'').<ref>http://www.omanet.om/english/regions/oman.asp?cat=reg</ref> The fourth governorate, [[Al Buraimi Governorate|Buraymi]], was created in October 2006 from parts of [[Ad Dhahirah]] Region. The regions are further subdivided into 61 [[Provinces of Oman|province]]s (''[[wilayat]]'')<!--The gov't page mentions 61 wilayat, probably not taking into account as-Sinaiha, which was newly created in October 2006, see complete list of wilayat at [[:de:Liste der Regionen und Distrikte im Oman]]. Any documents from the last census of 2003 don't show the new units of October 2006, of course-->. Each region has one or more regional center with a grand total of twelve.
+Before 28 October 2011, [[Oman]] was divided into five [[region]]s (''[[mintaqah]]'') and four [[governorate]]s (''[[muhafazah]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omanet.om/english/regions/oman.asp?cat%3Dreg |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-06-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208143606/http://www.omanet.om/english/regions/oman.asp?cat=reg |archivedate=2013-12-08 |df= }}</ref> The fourth governorate, [[Al Buraimi Governorate|Buraymi]], was created in October 2006 from parts of [[Ad Dhahirah]] Region. The regions are further subdivided into 61 [[Provinces of Oman|province]]s (''[[wilayat]]'')<!--The gov't page mentions 61 wilayat, probably not taking into account as-Sinaiha, which was newly created in October 2006, see complete list of wilayat at [[:de:Liste der Regionen und Distrikte im Oman]]. Any documents from the last census of 2003 don't show the new units of October 2006, of course-->. Each region has one or more regional center with a grand total of twelve.
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Regions and governorates before 2011

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