Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate

Governorate of Oman
Governorate in Oman
Ad Dakhiliyah
محافظة الداخلية
Governorate
Ad Dakhiliyahh, Governorate of Oman
Ad Dakhiliyahh, Governorate of Oman
Country Oman
CapitalNizwa
Government
 • GovernorHilal bin Said bin Hamdan Al Hajri
Area
 • Total31,900 km2 (12,300 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total478,500
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)

Ad Dakhiliyah (Arabic: الداخلية, romanized: Ad-Dāḫilīyah, lit. 'The Interior') is one of the eleven governorates (muhafazah) of Oman with Nizwa town as the regional center. It was previously a region (mintaqah). It became a governorate on 28 October 2011.[2][3][4][5]

Provinces

Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate consists of nine provinces (wilayat):

  • Nizwa
  • Samail
  • Bahla
  • Adam
  • Al Hamra
  • Manah
  • Izki
  • Bid Bid
  • Jebel Akhdar

Demographics

Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1993 229,791—    
2003 267,140+1.52%
2010 326,651+2.91%
2020 478,501+3.89%
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Source: Citypopulation[6]

References

  1. ^ Population-Data Maps > Total Population:2019 Dec Archived 2020-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, National Centre for Statistics & Information, 7 May 2020
  2. ^ Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman Archived 2013-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Seven new divisions created in Oman Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Seven governorates, officials named
  5. ^ "مرسوم سلطاني رقم ١١٤ / ٢٠١١ باعتماد التقسيم الإداري للسلطنة وتنظيم عمل المحافظين". Qanoon.com (in Arabic). 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  6. ^ "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.
Places adjacent to Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate
Al Batinah Region Muscat Governorate
Ad Dhahirah
Ad Dakhiliyah Region
Ash Sharqiyah
Al Wusta
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Capital: Nizwa
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Towns and villages
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