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Ash-Sharqīyah North Governorate مُحَافَظَة شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة Muḥāfaẓat Šamāl aš-Šarqīyah
Wadi Bani Khalid, heading north
Ash-Sharqīyah North GovernorateLocation of the Governorate in Oman
Coordinates: 22°41′00″N 58°33′00″E / 22.683333°N 58.55°E / 22.683333; 58.55
Country	Oman
Governorate	Ash-Sharqīyah North
Government
• Governor	Ali Bin Ahmed bin Mashari Al Shamsi
Population
• 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. The centre of the governorate is the wilāyah (province) of Ibra.

Provinces

Ash-Sharqiyah North Governorate consists of six wilāyāt:

• 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

Demographics

Historical population

Census year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1993	118,680	—
2003	140,091	+1.67%
2010	162,482	+2.14%
2020	271,822	+5.28%
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Source: Citypopulation

See also

• Eastern Arabia
• Sharqiya Sands

References

1. ^ "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 North Governorate
Capital: Ibra
Wilayats (provinces)	Al-Kabil Al-Mudhaibi Bidiya Dema Wa Thaieen Ibra Wadi Bani Khalid
Villages	Wadi Zeib

• Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate
• Governorates of Oman