Al Batinah North Governorate

Al Batinah North Governorate (Arabic: محافظة شمال الباطنة Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl al-Bāṭinah) is a governorate 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.

Al Batinah North
محافظة شمال الباطنة
Country Oman
SeatSohar
Government
  GovernorSaif bin Hameer bin Mohammed Al Shuhi
Area
  Total12,500 km2 (4,800 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2020)
  Total784,681 [1]

Provinces

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

References

  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

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