Al Batinah North Governorate

Al Batinah North
محافظة شمال الباطنة
Al Batinah North, Governorate of Oman
Al Batinah North, Governorate of Oman
Country Oman
SeatSohar
Government
 • GovernorMohammed bin Sulaiman bin Hamoud Al Kindi
Area
 • Total9,000 km2 (3,000 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2020)
 • Total784,681 [1]
Websitehttps://bng.gov.om/

Al Batinah North Governorate (Arabic: محافظة شمال الباطنة Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl al-Bāṭinah) is one of the eleven governorates of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011 when Al Batinah Region was split into Al Batinah North Governorate and Al Batinah South Governorate.[2][3][4] The centre of the governorate is the wilayat of Sohar.

  1. ^ National Centre for Statistics and Information. "Population". Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman Archived 2013-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Seven new divisions created in Oman Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Seven governorates, officials named[dead link]