Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate
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Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate
مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah | |
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  Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate Location of the Governorate in Oman | |
| Coordinates: 22°34′00″N 59°31′44″E / 22.566667°N 59.528889°E | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Seat | Sur, Oman |
| Government | |
| • Type | Governorate |
| • Governor | Yahya bin Bader bin Malik Al Mawaali |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 315,460 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (GST) |
| ISO 3166 code | OM-SJ |
Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate (Arabic: مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah, English: Southeastern 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 Wilayat of Sur.
Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate consists of five wilāyāt (provinces):[4]
- Sur (Arabic: صور), population (2017): 121,088, (2020): 111,231
- Al-Kamil and Al-Wafi (Arabic: الكامل والوافي), population (2017): 33,341, (2020): 38,543
- Jalan Bani Bu Hassan (Arabic: جعلان بني بو حسن), population (2017): 42,168, (2020): 44,593
- Jalan Bani Bu Ali (Arabic: جعلان بني بو علي), population (2017): 100,506, (2020): 107,867
- Masirah (Arabic: مصيرة), population (2017): 15,719, (2020): 13,902
