Al Batinah South
محافظة جنوب الباطنة | |
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Country | Oman |
Seat | Rustaq |
Government | |
• Governor | Saif bin Hameer bin Mohammed Al Shuhi |
Area | |
• Total | 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
Population (July 2020) | |
• Total | 465,550 [1] |
• Density | 355.4/km2 (920/sq mi) |
Al Batinah South Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنوب الباطنة Muḥāfaẓat Ǧanūb 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 Rustaq.