Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate
Governorate of Oman
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Ad Dakhiliyah (Arabic: الداخلية, romanized: Ad-Dāḫilīyah, lit. 'The Interior') is one of the eleven governorates (muhafazah) of Oman with Nizwa town as the regional center. It was previously a region (mintaqah). It became a governorate on 28 October 2011.[2][3][4][5]
Ad Dakhiliyah
محافظة الداخلية | |
|---|---|
Ad Dakhiliyah, Governorate of Oman | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Capital | Nizwa |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Hilal bin Said bin Hamdan Al Hajri |
| Area | |
• Total | 31,900 km2 (12,300 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 478,500 |
| • Density | 15.0/km2 (38.8/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | OM-DA |
Provinces
Demographics
| Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 229,791 | — |
| 2003 | 267,140 | +1.52% |
| 2010 | 326,651 | +2.91% |
| 2020 | 478,501 | +3.89% |
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| Source: Citypopulation[6] | ||
As of April 2024, 71.4% of the population are Omani nationals and 28.6% are expatriates.[7]
