Regions and Governorates Before 2011
Before 28 October 2011, Oman was divided into five regions (mintaqah) and four governorates (muhafazah). The fourth governorate, Al Buraymi, was created in October 2006 from parts of Ad Dhahirah region. The regions are further subdivided into 61 districts (wilayat). Each region has one or more regional center with a grand total of twelve.
| Map Nr |
Subdivision | Arabic | Main Town | Area km² |
Population Census of 2003 |
wilayat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions (mintaqah) | ||||||
| 1 | Ad Dakhiliyah | منطقة الداخلية | Nizwa | 31,900 | 267,140 | 8 |
| 3 | Al Batinah | منطقة الباطنة | Suhar | 12,500 | 653,505 | 12 |
| 5 | Al Wusta | المنطقة الوسطى | Haima (Hayma) | 79,700 | 22,983 | 4 |
| 6 | Ash Sharqiyah | المنطقة الشرقية | Sur | 36,800 | 313,761 | 11 |
| 2 | Ad Dhahirah | منطقة الظاهرة | Ibri | 37,000 !37,0001) | 130,177 | 3 |
| Governorates (muhafazah) | ||||||
| 9 | Muscat | محافظة مسقط | Masqat | 3,500 | 632,073 | 6 |
| 8 | Musandam | محافظة مسندم | Khasab | 1,800 | 28,378 | 4 |
| 7 | Dhofar | محافظة ظفار | Salalah | 99,300 | 215,960 | 10 |
| 4 | Al Buraymi | محافظة البريمي | Al Buraymi | 7,000 | 76,838 | 3 |
| Total | Oman | سلطنة عمان | Masqat | 309,500 | 2,340,815 | 61 |
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