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Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate (Arabic: مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah, English: Northeastern 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 wilāyah (province) of Ibra.
Ash-Sharqīyah North Governorate
مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah | |
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 Wadi Bani Khalid, heading north | |
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  Ash-Sharqīyah North Governorate Location of the Governorate in Oman | |
| Coordinates: 22.683333°N 58.55°E | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Governorate | Ash-Sharqīyah North[1] |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ali Bin Ahmed bin Mashari Al Shamsi |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 271,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GST) |
Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate consists of six wilāyāt:[4]
| Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 118,680 | — | ||
| 2003 | 140,091 | +1.67% | ||
| 2010 | 162,482 | +2.14% | ||
| 2020 | 271,822 | +5.28% | ||
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| Source: Citypopulation[5] | ||||
