Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate
Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate (Arabic: مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah, English: Northeastern Governorate) is a governorate of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011, when Ash Sharqiyah Region was split into Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate and Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate. The centre of the governorate is the wilāyah (province) of Ibra.
Provinces
Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate consists of six wilāyāt:
- Al-Qabil (Arabic: ٱلْقَابِل), population (2017): 23,824
- Al-Mudhaibi (Arabic: المضيبي), population (2017): 117,691
- Bidiya (Arabic: بدية), population (2017): 40,812
- Dema Wa Thaieen (Arabic: دماء والطائيين), population (2017): 26,817
- Ibra (Arabic: إبراء), population (2017): 57,561
- Wadi Bani Khalid, population (2017): 12,518
Demographics
| Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 118,680 | — | ||
| 2003 | 140,091 | +1.67% | ||
| 2010 | 162,482 | +2.14% | ||
| 2020 | 271,822 | +5.28% | ||
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| Source: Citypopulation | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman". Omanet.om. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ "Seven new divisions created in Oman". Khaleej Times. 2011-10-28. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ Seven governorates, officials named
- ^ "Total Population". National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.
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Capital: Ibra | |
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