Al Batinah South Governorate

Al Batinah South
محافظة جنوب الباطنة
Governorate
Al Batinah South, Governorate of Oman
Al Batinah South, Governorate of Oman
Country Oman
SeatRustaq
Government
 • GovernorSaif bin Hameer bin Mohammed Al Shuhi
Area
 • Total
3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2020)
 • Total
465,550 [1]
 • Density355.4/km2 (920/sq mi)

Al Batinah South Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنوب الباطنة Muḥāfaẓat Ǧanūb 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 Rustaq.

Provinces

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

Demographics

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

  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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