Al Batinah South
محافظة جنوب الباطنة | |
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Country | Oman |
Seat | Rustaq |
Government | |
• Governor | Saif bin Hameer bin Mohammed Al Shuhi |
Area | |
• Total | 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
Population (July 2020) | |
• Total | 465,550 [1] |
• Density | 355.4/km2 (920/sq mi) |
Al Batinah South Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنوب الباطنة Muḥāfaẓat Ǧanūb 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 Rustaq.
Al Batinah South Governorate consists of six provinces (wilayat):
Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1993 | 206,199 | — | ||
2003 | 244,542 | +1.72% | ||
2010 | 289,008 | +2.42% | ||
2020 | 465,550 | +4.88% | ||
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Source: Citypopulation[5] |