Al Batinah North Governorate

Governorate of Oman
Governorate in Oman
Al Batinah North
محافظة شمال الباطنة
Governorate
Al Batinah North, Governorate of Oman
Al Batinah North, Governorate of Oman
Country Oman
SeatSohar
Government
 • GovernorMohammed bin Sulaiman bin Hamoud Al Kindi
Area
 • Total12,500 km2 (4,800 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2020)
 • Total784,681 [1]
Websitehttps://bng.gov.om/

Al Batinah North Governorate (Arabic: محافظة شمال الباطنة Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl al-Bāṭinah) is one of the eleven governorates of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011 when Al Batinah Region was split into Al Batinah North Governorate and Al Batinah South Governorate.[2][3][4] The centre of the governorate is the wilayat of Sohar.

Provinces

Al Batinah North Governorate consists of six provinces (wilayat):

  • Sohar
  • Shinas
  • Liwa
  • Saham
  • Al Khaboura
  • Suwayq

Demographics

Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1993 358,478—    
2003 408,963+1.33%
2010 483,582+2.42%
2020 784,681+4.96%
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Source: Citypopulation[5]

References

  1. ^ National Centre for Statistics and Information. "Population". Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman Archived 2013-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Seven new divisions created in Oman Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Seven governorates, officials named[dead link]
  5. ^ "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.
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