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Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah
Ash-Sharqīyah South GovernorateLocation of the Governorate in Oman
Coordinates: 22°34′00″N 59°31′44″E / 22.566667°N 59.528889°E / 22.566667; 59.528889
Country	Oman
Governorate	Ash-Sharqīyah South
Government
• Governor	Yahya bin Bader bin Malik Al Mawaali
Population
• 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. The centre of the governorate is the Wilayat of Sur.

Provinces

Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate consists of five wilāyāt (provinces):

• Sur, 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

Demographics

Historical population

Census year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1993	139,985	—
2003	173,670	+2.18%
2010	188,032	+1.14%
2020	315,445	+5.31%
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Source: Citypopulation

See also

• Eastern Arabia
• Sharqiya Sands

References

1. ^ Babu Thomas (Web developer or designer). "Governorates of Sultanate Of Oman". Omanet.om. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
2. "Seven new divisions created in Oman". Khaleej Times. 2011-10-28. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
3. Seven governorates, officials named
4. "Total Population". National Centre for Statistics & Information, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
5. "Oman: Governorates". www.citypopulation.de.

v t e Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate
Capital: Sur
Wilayats (provinces)	Sur Al Kamil Wal Wafi Jalan Bani Bu Hassan Jalan Bani Bu Ali Masirah Island
Villages	Kalban

• Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate
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