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Al Batinah North Governorate

Coordinates: 24°20′31″N 56°43′48″E / 24.342°N 56.729889°E / 24.342; 56.729889
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Al Batinah North
محافظة شمال الباطنة
Al Batinah North, Governorate of Oman
Al Batinah North, Governorate of Oman
Country Oman
SeatSohar
Government
 • GovernorMohammed bin Sulaiman bin Hamoud Al Kindi
Area
 • Total9,000 km2 (3,000 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2020)
 • Total784,681 [1]
Websitehttps://bng.gov.om/

Al Batinah North Governorate (Arabic: محافظة شمال الباطنة Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl 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 Sohar.

Provinces

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

Demographics

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Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1993 358,478—    
2003 408,963+1.33%
2010 483,582+2.42%
2020 784,681+4.96%
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[dead link]
  5. ^ "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.

24°20′31″N 56°43′48″E / 24.342°N 56.729889°E / 24.342; 56.729889