Al Batinah South Governorate

Al Batinah South Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنوب الباطنة Muḥāfaẓat Ǧanūb al-Bāṭinah) is a governorate 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 Rustaq.

Al Batinah South
محافظة جنوب الباطنة
Al Batinah South, Governorate of Oman
Al Batinah South, Governorate of Oman
Country Oman
SeatRustaq
Government
 • GovernorSaif bin Hameer bin Mohammed Al Shuhi
Area
 • Total3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2020)
 • Total465,550 [1]
 • Density355.4/km2 (920/sq mi)

Provinces edit

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

Demographics edit

Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1993 206,199—    
2003 244,542+1.72%
2010 289,008+2.42%
2020 465,550+4.88%
Source: Citypopulation[5]

References edit

  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
  5. ^ "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.

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