Al Batinah South Governorate

Governorate of Oman

Governorate in Oman

Al Batinah South

محافظة جنوب الباطنة

Governorate

Al Batinah South, Governorate of Oman

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)
ISO 3166 code| OM-BJ

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.

## Provinces

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Al Batinah South Governorate consists of six provinces (wilayat):

* Rustaq
* Al Awabi
* Nakhal
* Wadi Al Maawil
* Barka
* Al-Musannah

## Demographics

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Historical populationCensus 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]

## References

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1. ^ National Centre for Statistics and Information. "Population". Retrieved August 31, 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. ^ "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.

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