Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate

Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate

مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة
*Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah*
Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة; Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah
	Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate Location of the Governorate in Oman
	Coordinates: 22°34′00″N 59°31′44″E / 22.566667°N 59.528889°E
Country	Oman
Governorate	Ash-Sharqīyah South
Government
• Governor	Yahya bin Bader bin Malik Al Mawaali
Population (2020 census)
• Total	315,460
Time zone	UTC+4 (GST)
ISO 3166 code	OM-SJ

Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate (Arabic: مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah, English: Southeastern 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.^[1]^[2]^[3] The centre of the governorate is the Wilayat of Sur.

Provinces

Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate consists of five wilāyāt (provinces):^[4]

Sur, population (2017): 121,088, (2020): 111,231
Al-Kamil and Al-Wafi (Arabic: الكامل والوافي), population (2017): 33,341, (2020): 38,543
Jalan Bani Bu Hassan (Arabic: جعلان بني بو حسن), population (2017): 42,168, (2020): 44,593
Jalan Bani Bu Ali (Arabic: جعلان بني بو علي), population (2017): 100,506, (2020): 107,867
Masirah (Arabic: مصيرة), population (2017): 15,719, (2020): 13,902

Demographics

Historical population

Census year

Pop.

±% p.a.

1993

139,985

—

2003

173,670

+2.18%

2010

188,032

+1.14%

2020

315,445

+5.31%

Source: Citypopulation^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Babu Thomas (Web developer or designer). "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.

[Babu2013-1] Babu Thomas (Web developer or designer). "Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman". Omanet.om. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-06-09.

[KhaleejTimes2011-2] "Seven new divisions created in Oman". Khaleej Times. 2011-10-28. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-06-09.

[TOI2012-3] Seven governorates, officials named

[4] "Total Population". National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

[5] "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.

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Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate

Provinces

Demographics

See also

References