title: Governorates of Oman
text: # Governorates of Oman
  
  Oman is divided into eleven governorates (muhafazah) as of 28 October 2011. Each of the 11 governorates are divided into wilayat (provinces).
  
  | Governorate | Arabic | Main Wilayah | Total Wilayat |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Ad Dakhiliyah | محافظة الداخلية | Nizwa | 8 |
  | Ad Dhahirah | محافظة الظاهرة | Ibri | 3 |
  | Al Batinah North | محافظة شمال الباطنة | Sohar | 6 |
  | Al Batinah South | محافظة جنوب الباطنة | Rustaq | 6 |
  | Al Buraymi | محافظة البريمي | Al Buraymi | 3 |
  | Al Wusta | محافظة الوسطى | Haima (Hayma) | 4 |
  | Ash Sharqiyah North | محافظة شمال الشرقية | Ibra | 6 |
  | Ash Sharqiyah South | محافظة جنوب الشرقية | Sur | 5 |
  | Dhofar | محافظة ظفار | Salalah | 10 |
  | Muscat | محافظة مسقط | Muscat | 6 |
  | Musandam | محافظة مسندم | Khasab | 4 |
  
  ## Regions and governorates before 2011
  
  Before 28 October 2011, Oman was divided into five regions (mintaqah) and four governorates (muhafazah). The governorates were Muscat, Dhofar, Buraimi and Musandam. Buraimi was created in October 2006 from parts of Ad Dhahirah Region. The regions are further subdivided into 61 wilayat. Each region has one or more regional center with a grand total of 12.
  
  | Map Nr | Subdivision | Arabic | Main Town | Area $km^2$ | Population Census of 2022 | Population Density | Wilayat |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ad Dakhiliyah | محافظة الداخلية | Nizwa | 31,900 | 330,000 | 10.2 | 8 |
  | 3 | Al Batinah | محافظة الباطنة | Sohar | 12,500 | 765,000 | 61.8 | 12 |
  | 5 | Al Wusta | محافظة الوسطى | Haima (Hayma) | 79,700 | 39,000 | 0.5 | 4 |
  | 6 | Ash Sharqiyah | محافظة الشرقية | Sur | 36,400 | 361,000 | 9.6 | 11 |
  | 2 | Ad Dhahirah | محافظة الظاهرة | Ibri | 37,000 | 144,000 | 4.0 | 3 |
  | 9 | Muscat | محافظة مسقط | Muscat | 3,900 | 1,463,000 | 378.4 | 6 |
  | 8 | Musandam | محافظة مسندم | Khasab | 1,800 | 42,000 | 17.4 | 4 |
  | 7 | Dhofar | محافظة ظفار | Salalah | 99,300 | 254,000 | 2.5 | 10 |
  | 4 | Al Buraymi | محافظة البريمي | Al Buraymi | 7,000 | 64,000 | 10.4 | 3 |
  | Total | Oman | سلطنة عمان | Muscat | 309,500 | 3,462,000 | 7.5 | 61 |
  