Governorates of Oman محافظات سلطنة عمان (Arabic)
Musandam —– Al Buraimi —– Al Batinah North Al Batinah South Muscat Ad Dhahirah Ad Dakhiliyah Ash Sharqiyah North Ash Sharqiyah South Al Wusta Dhofar
Category	Unitary state
Location	Sultanate of Oman
Number	11
Populations	49,062 (Musandam) – 1,302,440 (Muscat)
Areas	1,800 km2 (695 sq mi) (Musandam) – 99,000 km2 (38,300 sq mi) (Dhofar)
Government	Governorance government, National government
Subdivisions	Provinces

The governorates of Oman (Arabic: محافظات سلطنة عمان), are the 11 first-level administrative divisions of the Sultanate of Oman. These governorates are further divided into 63 wilayats.

History

Before 28 October 2011, Oman was divided into five regions (mintaqah) and four governorates (muhafazah).^[1] The governorates were Muscat, Dhofar, Buraimi and Musandam. Buraimi Governorate was created in October 2006 from parts of Ad Dhahirah Region.

Oman is divided into eleven governorates (muhafazah) as of 28 October 2011.^[2][3][4] Each of the 11 governorates are divided into wilayat (provinces).

List

See also

• ISO 3166-2:OM

References

External links

• Arabian names at Geonames.de
• "Seven new divisions created in Oman" Archived 11 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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