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.
Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate
مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah | |
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  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[1] |
| 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 |
Provinces
editAsh 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
edit| Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | |
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| 1993 | 139,985 | — | |
| 2003 | 173,670 | +2.18% | |
| 2010 | 188,032 | +1.14% | |
| 2020 | 315,445 | +5.31% | |
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| Source: Citypopulation[5] | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.