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)

Ad Dakhiliyah (Arabic: الداخلية, romanizedAd-Dāḫilīyah, lit.'The Interior') is one of the eleven 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]

Provinces

Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate consists of nine 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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