ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF OMAN

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Oman is divided into five regions (''mintaqah'') and four governorates (''muhafazah''). The regions are further subdivided into 62 provinces (''wilayat'').Each region has one or more regional center. The total regional centers amount to 12.

Subdivisions of Oman
Subdivision	Main village	Area km²	Population Census of 2003	''wilayat''
'Regions' (''mintaqah'')
Ad Dakhiliyah	Nizwa	31 900	267 140	8
Al Batinah	Suhar	12 500	653 505	13
Al Wusta	Haima (Hayma)	79 700	22 983	4
Ash Sharqiyah	Sur	36 800	313 761	11
Ad Dhahirah	Ibri	40 0001)	130 177	3
'Governorates' (''muhafazah'')
Muscat	Seeb	3 500	632 073	6
Musandam	Khasab	1 800	28 378	5
Dhofar	Salalah	99 300	215 960	9
Al Buraymi	Al Buraymi	4 0001)	76 838	3
Oman	Masqat	309 500	2 340 815	62
1)Al Buraymi was created from parts of Ad Dhahirah in October 2006. The combined area was 44 000 km². The new areas are estimated.