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Muscat محافظة مسقط
Governorate
Muscat, Governorate of Oman
Country	Oman
Capital	Muscat
Government
• Governor	Saud bin Hilal Al Busaidi
Area
• Total	3,500 km (1,400 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,302,509
• Density	355.4/km (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4
Area code	24

Muscat (Arabic: محافظة مسقط) is a governorate of the Sultanate of Oman. Its provincial capital is Muscat, which is the largest city and only metropolis of Oman. Muscat Governorate, commonly referred to as Muscat City, is the seat of government and contains Oman's first cruise and cargo port and oil port. Its population reached 1,288,330 as of May 2015.

Provinces

Muscat Governorate consists of six provinces (wilayat):

• Al Amarat
• Bawshar
• Muscat (Old Town)
• Muttrah
• Qurayyat
• Al Seeb

Governors

• Sayyid Shihab bin Faisal Al Said, 1960 - 1970
• Sayyid Thuwaini bin Shihab Al Said, 1970 - 1984
• Al-Mutasim bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, 1984 - 1985
• Sultan bin Hamad Al-Samar Al Busaidi, 1985 - 1991
• Al-Mutasim bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, 1991 - 2011
• Saud bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Since 7 March 2011

Demographics

Historical population

Census year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1993	549,273	—
2003	632,073	+1.41%
2010	775,878	+2.97%
2020	1,302,440	+5.32%
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Source: Citypopulation

References

1. National Centre for Statistics and Information. "Population". Retrieved 31 August 2020.
2. "Facilities Overview". Port Services Corporation. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
3. "The population of the Sultanate by the end of May". National Centre for Statistics and Information. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
4. ^ "محافظة مسقط - سلطنة عمان - نبذة عن المحافظة". Governorate of Muscat. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022.
5. "Oman: Governorates". citypopulation.de.

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