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 (Arabic: 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]
Muscat Governorate consists of six provinces (wilayat):