Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate
Ash-Sharqīyah North Governorate مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah | |
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![]() Wadi Bani Khalid, heading north | |
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Location of the Governorate in Oman | |
Coordinates: 22°41′00″N 58°33′00″E / 22.683333°N 58.55°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 (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.
Provinces
[edit]Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate consists of six wilāyāt:[4]
- Al-Qabil (Arabic: ٱلْقَابِل), population (2017): 23,824
- Al-Mudhaibi (Arabic: المضيبي), population (2017): 117,691
- Bidiya (Arabic: بدية), population (2017): 40,812
- Dema Wa Thaieen (Arabic: دماء والطائيين), population (2017): 26,817
- Ibra (Arabic: إبراء), population (2017): 57,561
- Wadi Bani Khalid, population (2017): 12,518
Demographics
[edit]Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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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] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman". Omanet.om. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ "Seven new divisions created in Oman". Khaleej Times. 2011-10-28. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ Seven governorates, officials named
- ^ "Total Population". National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.