Oman is divided into eleven governorates (muhafazah) as of 28 October 2011.[1][2][3] Each of the 11 governorates are divided into wilayat (provinces).

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Governorate Arabic Main Wilayah Total Wilayat ISO code
Ad Dakhiliyahمحافظة الداخليةNizwa8 OM-DA
Ad Dhahirahمحافظة الظاهرةIbri3 OM-ZA
Al Batinah Northمحافظة شمال الباطنةSohar6 OM-BS
Al Batinah Southمحافظة جنوب الباطنةRustaq6 OM-BJ
Al Buraymiمحافظة البريميAl Buraymi3 OM-BU
Al Wustaمحافظة الوسطىHaima (Hayma)4 OM-WU
Ash Sharqiyah Northمحافظة شمال الشرقيةIbra6 OM-SS
Ash Sharqiyah Southمحافظة جنوب الشرقيةSur5 OM-SJ
Dhofarمحافظة ظفارSalalah10 OM-ZU
Muscatمحافظة مسقطMuscat6 OM-MA
Musandamمحافظة مسندمKhasab4 OM-MU
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Quick Facts Governorates of Oman محافظات عمان, Category ...
Governorates of Oman
محافظات عمان
  • Also known as:
  • Muhafazah
CategoryUnitary state
LocationSultanate of Oman
Number11 governorates
Populations39,000 (Al Wusta) – 1,463,000 (Muscat)
Areas1,800 km2 (695 sq mi) (Musandam) – 99,000 km2 (38,300 sq mi) (Dhofar)
Government
Subdivisions
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Regions and governorates before 2011

Before 28 October 2011, Oman was divided into five regions (mintaqah) and four governorates (muhafazah).[4] The governorates were Muscat, Dhofar, Buraimi and Musandam. Buraimi Governorate was created in October 2006 from parts of Ad Dhahirah Region. The regions are further subdivided into 61 wilayat. Each region has one or more regional center with a grand total of 12.

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.Ash Sharqiyah (Oman)Musandam
A clickable map of Oman exhibiting its five regions and four governorates.
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Subdivision Arabic Main Town Area
km2
Population
Census
of 2022
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Density

Wilayat
1Ad Dakhiliyahمحافظة الداخليةNizwa31,900330,000 10.28
3Al Batinahمحافظة الباطنةSohar12,500765,000 61.812
5Al Wustaمحافظة الوسطىHaima (Hayma)79,70039,000 0.54
6Ash Sharqiyahمحافظة الشرقيةSur36,400361,000 9.611
2Ad Dhahirahمحافظة الظاهرةIbri37,000144,000 4.03
9Muscatمحافظة مسقطMuscat3,9001,463,000 378.46
8Musandamمحافظة مسندمKhasab1,80042,000 17.44
7Dhofarمحافظة ظفارSalalah99,300254,000 2.510
4Al Buraymi[5]محافظة البريميAl Buraymi7,00064,000 10.43
TotalOmanسلطنة عمانMuscat309,5003,462,000 7.561
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