Muscat Governorate
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Muscat
محافظة مسقط | |
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 Muscat, Governorate of Oman | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Capital | Muscat |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Saud bin Hilal Al Busaidi |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2020) | |
• Total | 1,302,509[1] |
| • Density | 355.4/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 |
| Area code | 24 |
Muscat (Arabic: محافظة مسقط) is a governorate of the Sultanate of Oman. Its provincial capital is Muscat, which is the largest city and only metropolis of Oman. Muscat Governorate, commonly referred to as Muscat City, is the seat of government and contains Oman's first cruise and cargo port[2] and oil port. Its population reached 1,288,330 as of May 2015.[3]
Provinces
Muscat Governorate consists of six provinces (wilayat):
Governors
- Sayyid Shihab bin Faisal Al Said, 1960 - 1970[4]
- Sayyid Thuwaini bin Shihab Al Said, 1970 - 1984[4]
- Al-Mutasim bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, 1984 - 1985[4]
- Sultan bin Hamad Al-Samar Al Busaidi, 1985 - 1991[4]
- Al-Mutasim bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, 1991 - 2011[4]
- Saud bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Since 7 March 2011[4]
Demographics
| Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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| 1993 | 549,273 | — | ||
| 2003 | 632,073 | +1.41% | ||
| 2010 | 775,878 | +2.97% | ||
| 2020 | 1,302,440 | +5.32% | ||
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| Source: Citypopulation[5] | ||||
References
- ^ National Centre for Statistics and Information. "Population". Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Facilities Overview". Port Services Corporation. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "The population of the Sultanate by the end of May". National Centre for Statistics and Information. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "محافظة مسقط - سلطنة عمان - نبذة عن المحافظة". Governorate of Muscat. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Oman: Governorates". citypopulation.de.
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