Muscat Governorate Explained

Muscat
Native Name:	Arabic: محافظة مسقط
Settlement Type:	Governorate
Subdivision Type:	Country
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Muscat
Leader Title:	Governor
Leader Name:	Saud bin Hilal Al Busaidi
Area Total Km2:	3500
Population Total:	1,302,509^[1]
Population As Of:	July 2020
Population Density Km2:	355.4
Utc Offset1:	+4
Area Code:	24

Muscat (ar|محافظة مسقط) is a governorate of the Sultanate of Oman. Its provincial capital is Muscat, which is the largest city and only metropolis of Oman. Muscat Governorate, commonly referred to as Muscat City, is the seat of government and contains Oman's first cruise and cargo port^[2] and oil port. Its population reached 1,288,330 as of May 2015.^[3]

Provinces

Muscat Governorate consists of six provinces (wilayat):

• Al Amarat
• Bawshar
• Muscat (Old Town)
• Muttrah
• Qurayyat
• Al Seeb

Governors

• Sayyid Shihab bin Faisal Al Said, 1960 - 1970^[4]
• Sayyid Thuwaini bin Shihab Al Said, 1970 - 1984
• Al-Mutasim bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, 1984 - 1985
• Sultan bin Hamad Al-Samar Al Busaidi, 1985 - 1991
• Al-Mutasim bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, 1991 - 2011
• Saud bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Since 7 March 2011

Demographics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population. National Centre for Statistics and Information. 31 August 2020.
2. Web site: Facilities Overview. Port Services Corporation. 5 July 2015.
3. Web site: The population of the Sultanate by the end of May. National Centre for Statistics and Information. 5 July 2015.
4. Web site: محافظة مسقط - سلطنة عمان - نبذة عن المحافظة . Governorate of Muscat . 31 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131031336/http://gom.gov.om/module.php?module=pages-showpage&CatID=1&ID=1 . 31 January 2022 .