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.
Al Batinah South
محافظة جنوب الباطنة | |
|---|---|
 Al Batinah South, Governorate of Oman | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Seat | Rustaq |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Saif bin Hameer bin Mohammed Al Shuhi |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2020) | |
• Total | 465,550 [1] |
| • Density | 355.4/km2 (920/sq mi) |
Provinces
editAl Batinah South Governorate consists of six provinces (wilayat):
Demographics
edit| Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 206,199 | — | |
| 2003 | 244,542 | +1.72% | |
| 2010 | 289,008 | +2.42% | |
| 2020 | 465,550 | +4.88% | |
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| Source: Citypopulation[5] | |||
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.