Al Batinah North Governorate Explained

Al Batinah North
Native Name:	Arabic: محافظة شمال الباطنة
Settlement Type:	Governorate
Subdivision Type:	Country
Seat:	Sohar
Leader Title:	Governor
Leader Name:	Mohammed bin Sulaiman bin Hamoud Al Kindi
Area Total Km2:	12,500
Population Total:	784,681 ^[1]
Population As Of:	July 2020
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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population. National Centre for Statistics and Information. August 31, 2020.
2. http://www.omanet.om/english/regions/oman.asp?cat=reg Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman
3. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/middleeast/2011/October/middleeast_October571.xml&section=middleeast Seven new divisions created in Oman
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309042537/http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=51336&rand Seven governorates, officials named