Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate Explained
Ash-Sharqīyah North Governorate |
Native Name: | مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Pushpin Map: | Oman |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Governorate in Oman |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Oman |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Ash-Sharqīyah North |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Ali Bin Ahmed bin Mashari Al Shamsi |
Population Total: | 271,800 |
Population As Of: | 2020 census |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Timezone: | GST |
Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate (Arabic: مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة|Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah, English: Northeastern Governorate) is a governorate of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011, when Ash Sharqiyah Region was split into Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate and Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate.[1] [2] [3] The centre of the governorate is the wilāyah (province) of Ibra.
Provinces
Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate consists of six wilāyāt:[4]
- Al-Qabil (Arabic: ٱلْقَابِل), population (2017): 23,824
- Al-Mudhaibi (Arabic: المضيبي), population (2017): 117,691
- Bidiya (Arabic: بدية), population (2017): 40,812
- Dema Wa Thaieen (Arabic: دماء والطائيين), population (2017): 26,817
- Ibra (Arabic: إبراء), population (2017): 57,561
- Wadi Bani Khalid, population (2017): 12,518
Demographics
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman . Omanet.om . 2013-06-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131208143606/http://www.omanet.om/english/regions/oman.asp?cat=reg . 2013-12-08 .
- News: Seven new divisions created in Oman . . 2011-10-28 . 2013-06-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130524003450/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fmiddleeast%2F2011%2FOctober%2Fmiddleeast_October571.xml§ion=middleeast . 2013-05-24 .
- https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Seven+governorates%2C+officials+named-a0271023324 Seven governorates, officials named
- Web site: Total Population. National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman. 11 February 2019.