Governorates of Oman
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Oman is divided into five regions (mintaqah) and four governorates (muhafazah)[1]. The fourth governorate, Al Buraymi was created in October 2006 from parts of Ad Dhahirah region. The regions are further subdivided into 62 districts (wilayat) . Each region has one or more regional center. The total regional centers amount to 12.
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Map Nr |
Subdivision | Arabian | Main village | Area km² |
Population Census of 2003 |
wilayat | ||
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Regions (mintaqah) | ||||||||
1 | Ad Dakhiliyah | منطقة الداخلية | Nizwa | 31,900 | 267,140 | 8 | ||
3 | Al Batinah | منطقة الباطنة | Suhar | 12,500 | 653,505 | 13 | ||
5 | Al Wusta | المنطقة الوسطى | Haima (Hayma) | 79,700 | 22,983 | 4 | ||
6 | Ash Sharqiyah | المنطقة الشرقية | Sur | 36,800 | 313,761 | 11 | ||
2 | Ad Dhahirah | منطقة الظاهرة | Ibri | 37,0001) | 130,177 | 3 | ||
Governorates (muhafazah) | ||||||||
9 | Muscat | محافظة مسقط | Seeb | 3,500 | 632,073 | 6 | ||
8 | Musandam | محافظة مسندم | Khasab | 1,800 | 28,378 | 5 | ||
7 | Dhofar | محافظة ظفار | Salalah | 99,300 | 215,960 | 9 | ||
4 | Al Buraymi | محافظة البريمي | Al Buraymi | 7,0001) | 76,838 | 3 | ||
Total | Oman | سلطنة عمان | Masqat | 309,500 | 2,340,815 | 62 | ||
1)Al Buraymi was created from parts of Ad Dhahirah on 15 October 2006 by Royal Decree 108[2]. The combined area was 44,000 km². The new areas are estimated. |