Muscat Governorate

Governorate of Oman

Governorate in Oman

Muscat محافظة مسقط
Governorate
Muscat, Governorate of Oman
Country	Oman
Capital	Muscat
Government
• Governor	Saud bin Hilal bin Hamad 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):

Al Amarat
Bawshar
Muscat (Old Town)
Muttrah
Qurayyat
Al Seeb

Demographics

Historical population

Census year

Pop.

±% p.a.

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^[4]

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.
^ "Oman: Governorates". citypopulation.de.