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
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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