Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate
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Ash-Sharqīyah North Governorate
مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah | |
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 Wadi Bani Khalid, heading north | |
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  Ash-Sharqīyah North Governorate Location of the Governorate in Oman | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Seat | Ibra |
| Government | |
| • Type | Governorate |
| • Governor | Ali Bin Ahmed bin Mashari Al Shamsi |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 271,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GST) |
Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate (Arabic: مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah, English: Northeastern Governorate) is a governorate of Oman. It was created on 28 October 2011, when Ash Sharqiyah Region was split into Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate and Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate.[1][2][3] The centre of the governorate is the wilāyah (province) of Ibra.
Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate consists of six wilāyāt:[4]
- Al-Qabil (Arabic: ٱلْقَابِل), population (2017): 23,824
- Al-Mudhaibi (Arabic: المضيبي), population (2017): 117,691
- Bidiya (Arabic: بدية), population (2017): 40,812
- Dema Wa Thaieen (Arabic: دماء والطائيين), population (2017): 26,817
- Ibra (Arabic: إبراء), population (2017): 57,561
- Wadi Bani Khalid, population (2017): 12,518
