Al Batinah North Governorate
Governorate of Oman
Governorate in Oman
Al Batinah North محافظة شمال الباطنة | |
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Governorate | |
Al Batinah North, Governorate of Oman | |
Country | Oman |
Seat | Sohar |
Government | |
• Governor | Mohammed bin Sulaiman bin Hamoud Al Kindi |
Area | |
• Total | 9,000 km2 (3,000 sq mi) |
Population (July 2020) | |
• Total | 784,681 [1] |
Website | https://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
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References
- ^ National Centre for Statistics and Information. "Population". Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman Archived 2013-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Seven new divisions created in Oman Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Seven governorates, officials named[dead link]
- ^ "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.
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