Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate

Ad Dakhiliyah (Arabic: الداخلية, romanized: Ad-Dāḫilīyah, meaning: The Interior) is one of the governorates (muhafazah) of Oman with Nizwa town as the regional center. It was previously a region (mintaqah). It became a governorate on 28 October 2011.[2][3][4][5]

Ad Dakhiliyah
محافظة الداخلية
Ad Dakhiliyahh, Governorate of Oman
Ad Dakhiliyahh, Governorate of Oman
Country Oman
CapitalNizwa
Government
  GovernorHilal bin Said bin Hamdan Al Hajri
Area
  Total31,900 km2 (12,300 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
  Total478,500
  Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)

Provinces

Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate consists of eight provinces (wilayat):

Demographics

Historical population
Census yearPop.±% p.a.
1993 229,791    
2003 267,140+1.52%
2010 326,651+2.91%
2020 478,501+3.89%
Source: Citypopulation[6]

References

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