Ad Dakhiliyah (Arabic: الداخلية, romanized: Ad-Dāḫilīyah, lit. 'The Interior') is one of the eleven governorates (muhafazah) of Oman with Nizwa town as the regional center. It was previously a region (mintaqah). It became a governorate on 28 October 2011.[2][3][4][5]
Ad Dakhiliyah
محافظة الداخلية | |
|---|---|
 Ad Dakhiliyahh, Governorate of Oman | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Capital | Nizwa |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Hilal bin Said bin Hamdan Al Hajri |
| Area | |
• Total | 31,900 km2 (12,300 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 478,500 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
Provinces
editAd Dakhiliyah Governorate consists of nine provinces (wilayat):
Demographics
edit| Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 229,791 | — | |
| 2003 | 267,140 | +1.52% | |
| 2010 | 326,651 | +2.91% | |
| 2020 | 478,501 | +3.89% | |
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| Source: Citypopulation[6] | |||
References
edit- ^ Population-Data Maps > Total Population:2019 Dec Archived 2020-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, National Centre for Statistics & Information, 7 May 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
- ^ "مرسوم سلطاني رقم ١١٤ / ٢٠١١ باعتماد التقسيم الإداري للسلطنة وتنظيم عمل المحافظين". Qanoon.com (in Arabic). 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.
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