Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate

Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah
Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate Location of the Governorate in Oman
Coordinates: 22.566667°N 59.528889°E / 22.566667; 59.528889
Country	Oman
Governorate	Ash-Sharqīyah South[1]
Government
• Governor	Yahya bin Bader bin Malik Al Mawaali
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	315,460
Time zone	UTC+4 (GST)
ISO 3166 code	OM-SJ

Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate (Arabic: مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah, English: Southeastern Governorate) is a governorate of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011 when Ash Sharqiyah Region was split into Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate and Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate.^[1][2][3] The centre of the governorate is the Wilayat of Sur.

Provinces

Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate consists of five wilāyāt (provinces):^[4]

• Sur, population (2017): 121,088, (2020): 111,231
• Al-Kamil and Al-Wafi (Arabic: الكامل والوافي), population (2017): 33,341, (2020): 38,543
• Jalan Bani Bu Hassan (Arabic: جعلان بني بو حسن), population (2017): 42,168, (2020): 44,593
• Jalan Bani Bu Ali (Arabic: جعلان بني بو علي), population (2017): 100,506, (2020): 107,867
• Masirah (Arabic: مصيرة), population (2017): 15,719, (2020): 13,902

Demographics

Historical population

Census year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1993	139,985	—
2003	173,670	+2.18%
2010	188,032	+1.14%
2020	315,445	+5.31%
Source: Citypopulation[5]

See also

• Eastern Arabia
• Sharqiya Sands

References

1. Babu Thomas (Web developer or designer). "Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman". Omanet.om. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
2. "Seven new divisions created in Oman". Khaleej Times. 2011-10-28. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
3. Seven governorates, officials named
4. "Total Population". National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
5. "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.