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. The centre of the governorate is the wilayat of
Rustaq.
Provinces
Al Batinah South Governorate consists of six provinces (wilayat):
Demographics
Historical population| Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1993 | 206,199 | — |
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| 2003 | 244,542 | +1.72% |
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| 2010 | 289,008 | +2.42% |
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| 2020 | 465,550 | +4.88% |
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| Source: Citypopulation |
