Provinces of Oman

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The minor (light) lines show the provincial borders and the major (dark) lines show region and governorate borders

The administrative division of Oman contains eleven governorates (muhafazat),[1] and within the governorates, Oman is sub-divided into 62 provinces (wilayat).

Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate

Province Population (2022)[2]
Nizwa 139,267
Bahla 96,415
Samail 87,997
Izki 66,034
Bidbid 41,482
Adam 31,850
Al Hamra 31,013
Manah 27,860
Jebel Akhdar[3] 11,776
Total 533,694

Ad Dhahirah Governorate

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Province Population (2022)[4]
Ibri 178,234
Yanqul 28,738
Dhank 25,886
Total 232,858

Al Batinah North Governorate

Province Population (2022)[5]
Sohar 263,894
Suwayq 200,994
Saham 165,546
Al Khaburah 89,971
Shinas 88,317
Liwa 63,292
Total 872,014

Al Batinah South Governorate

Province Population (2022)[5]
Barka 205,175
Rustaq 129,050
Al Musanaah 108,812
Nakhal 31,809
Wadi Al Maawil 22,630
Al Awabi 20,550
Total 518,026

Al Buraimi Governorate

Province Population (2022)[2]
Al Buraimi 113,488
Mahdah 10,917
As Sunaynah 1,356
Total 125,761

Al Wusta Governorate

Province Population (2022)[4]
Duqm 23,851
Mahout 19,033
Haima 10,500
Al Jazer 6,084
Total 59,468

Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate

Province Population (2022)[4]
Al-Mudhaibi 92,193
Ibra 53,155
Bidiya 48,966
Sinaw[3] 36,777
Dema Wa Thaieen 28,947
Al Qabil 26,997
Wadi Bani Khaled 14,197
Total 264,455

Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate

Province Population (2022)[5]
Sur 122,527
Jalan Bani Bu Ali 117,730
Jalan Bani Bu Hassan 50,755
Al Kamil Wal Wafi 42,791
Masirah 15,945
Total 349,748

Dhofar Governorate

Province Population (2022)[6]
Salalah 388,841
Taqah 26,486
Mirbat 18,628
Thumrait 18,953
Sadah 6,356
Rakhyut 52,66
Dhalkut 3,415
Muqshin 705
Shalim and the Hallaniyat Islands 7,591
Al-Mazyona 10,128
Total 486,369

Muscat Governorate

Province Population (2022)[6]
Muscat [Note 1] 37,865
Muttrah 223,590
Bawshar 412,544
Seeb 524,696
Al Amarat 139,755
Qurayyat 63,006
Total 1,401,456

Musandam Governorate

Province Population (2022)[2]
Khasab 33,657
Dibba[Note 2] 10,714
Bukha 4,547
Madha 4,306
Total 53,224

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Notes

  1. ^ Muscat refers to the province of Muscat which contains the city of Old Muscat and not the more commonly known urban area of Muscat.
  2. ^ Officially known as Wilayat of Dibba but sometimes referred by locals as Dibba al Bayah or Dibba Oman.

References

  1. ^ Admin_2, Ofm. "Oman by region". www.fm.gov.om. Retrieved 2024-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Population, housing and household statistics 2023" (PDF). National Centre for Statistics and Information. 2024-01-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-03-30. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  3. ^ a b "Wilayats of Jabal Akhdar, Sinaw to be represented in Majlis A'Shura". Muscat Daily. 2022-06-19. Archived from the original on 2025-03-30. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  4. ^ a b c "Population, housing and household statistics 2023" (PDF). National Centre for Statistics and Information. 2024-01-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-03-30. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  5. ^ a b c "Population, housing and household statistics 2023" (PDF). National Centre for Statistics and Information. 2024-01-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-03-30. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  6. ^ a b "Population, housing and household statistics 2023" (PDF). National Centre for Statistics and Information. 2024-01-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-03-30. Retrieved 2025-03-30.