Governorates
| Name | Abbr. | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Cf 1993-12-01 | Population Cf 2003-12-07 | Population Cf 2010-12-12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Ad-Dākhilīyah {Ad-Dakhiliyah} | DA | الداخلية | Nizwā | 31,900 | 229,791 | 267,140 | 326,651 | 3190000 |
| i | Al-Buraymī {Al-Buraymi} | BU | البريمي | Al-Buraymī | 7,500 | 56,618 | 76,838 | 72,917 | 750000 |
| i | Al-Wusṭa {Al-Wusta} | WU | الوسطى | Haymā | 79,700 | 16,623 | 22,983 | 42,111 | 7970000 |
| i | Aẓ-Ẓāhirah [Ad Dhahirah] {Az-Zahirah} | ZA | الظاهرة | 'Ibrī | 36,500 | 124,606 | 130,177 | 151,664 | 3650000 |
| i | Janūb al-Bāṭinah [South Al Batinah] {Janub al-Batinah} | BJ | جنوب الباطنة | Ar-Rustāq | 5,000 | 206,199 | 244,542 | 289,008 | 500000 |
| i | Janūb ash-Sharqīyah [South Ash Sharqiyah] {Janub ash-Sharqiyah} | SJ | جنوب الشرقية | Ṣūr | 15,500 | 139,985 | 173,670 | 188,032 | 1550000 |
| i | Masqaṭ [Muscat] {Masqat} | MA | مسقط | Masqaṭ | 3,500 | 549,273 | 632,073 | 775,878 | 350000 |
| i | Musandam (Ru'us al-Gibā) | MU | مسندم | Khaṣab | 1,800 | 28,727 | 28,378 | 31,425 | 180000 |
| i | Shamāl al-Bāṭinah [North Al Batinah] {Shamal al-Batinah} | BS | شمال الباطنة | Ṣuḥār | 7,500 | 358,478 | 408,963 | 483,582 | 750000 |
| i | Shamāl ash-Sharqīyah [North Ash Sharqiyah] {Shamal ash-Sharqiyah} | SS | شمال الشرقية | Ibra | 21,500 | 118,680 | 140,091 | 162,482 | 2150000 |
| i | Ẓufār [Dhofar] {Zufar} | JA | ظفار | Ṣalālah | 99,300 | 189,094 | 215,960 | 249,729 | 9930000 |
| Oman | OMN | عُمان | Masqaṭ | 309,500 | 2,018,074 | 2,340,815 | 2,773,479 |
- Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy (web).
The registered mid-year population of Oman 2011 and 2012 are 3,295,298 and 3,623,001, respectively.
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population C UE-C 2010-12-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As-Sīb | MA | 299,800 |
| 2 | Bawshar | MA | 189,600 |
| 3 | Maṭraḥ | MA | 150,124 |
| 4 | Ṣalālah | JA | 147,400 |
| 5 | Ṣuḥār | BS | 128,500 |
| 6 | Al-Buraymī | BU | 57,900 |
| 7 | Al-'Āmarāt | MA | 46,900 |
| 8 | Ṣūr | SJ | 46,900 |
| 9 | Nizwā | DA | 45,500 |
| 10 | Al-Khābūrah | BS | 41,800 |
Contents: Cities & Villages
| Name | Native | Adm. | Population C Cf 2003-12-07 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Ādam {Adam} | ادم | DA | 9,778 | 0 |
| i | Ad-Darīz (Ibrī) {Ad-Dariz} | الدريز | ZA | 7,117 | 0 |
| i | Al-'Āmarāt {Al-Amarat} | العامرات | MA | 33,008 | 0 |
| i | Al-'Arāqī (Ibrī) {Al-Araqi} | العراقي | ZA | 7,717 | 0 |
| i | Al-Āshkharah (Ja'alan Banī Bū 'Alī) {Al-Ashkharah} | الاشخرة | SJ | 8,454 | 0 |
| i | Al-Budāyah (As-Suwayq) {Al-Budayah} | البداية | BS | 7,363 | 0 |
| i | Al-Buraymī {Al-Buraymi} | البريمي | BU | 62,332 | 0 |
| i | Al-Ḥamrā' {Al-Hamra} | الحمراء | DA | 8,130 | 0 |
| i | Al-Ḥuwayl (Ṣaḥam) {Al-Huwayl } | الحويل | BS | 5,884 | 0 |
| i | Al-Kāmil wal-Wāfī {Al-Kamil wal-Wafi} | الكامل والوافي | SJ | 15,754 | 0 |
| i | Al-Khābūrah {Al-Khaburah} | الخابورة | BS | 37,265 | 0 |
| i | Al-Maṣna'ah {Al-Masnaah} | المصنعة | BJ | 5,921 | 0 |
| i | Al-Mintirib (Badiyah) | المنترب | SS | 9,034 | 0 |
| i | Al-Muḍaybī {Al-Mudaybi} | المضيبي | SS | 4,773 | 0 |
| i | Al-Muladdah (Al-Maṣna'ah) | الملدة | BJ | 8,426 | 0 |
| i | Ar-Rumays (Barka') | الرميس | BJ | 5,772 | 0 |
| i | Ar-Rustāq {Ar-Rustaq} | الرستاق | BJ | 25,869 | 0 |
| i | As-Sīb {As-Sib} | السيب | MA | 221,115 | 0 |
| i | As-Suwādī as-Sāḥil (Barka') {As-Suwadi as-Sahil } | السوادى الساحل | BJ | 5,074 | 0 |
| i | Aṣ-Ṣuwamḥān (Barka') {As-Suwamhan } | الصومحان | BJ | 6,156 | 0 |
| i | As-Suwayq | السويق | BS | 24,688 | 0 |
| i | Bahlā' {Bahla} | بهلاء | DA | 20,657 | 0 |
| i | Barka' {Barka} | بركاء | BS | 13,008 | 0 |
| i | Bawshar | بوشر | MA | 148,335 | 0 |
| i | Birkat al-Mawz (Nizwā) | بركة الموز | DA | 6,648 | 0 |
| i | Ḍank {Dank} | ضنك | ZA | 8,493 | 0 |
| i | Dibā al-Bay'ah {Diba al-Bayah} | دباء البيعة | MU | 5,263 | 0 |
| i | Dīl al-'Abd as-Salām (Ṣaḥam) {Dil al-Abd as-Salam} | ديل ال عبدالسلام | BS | 5,913 | 0 |
| i | Ḍiyān al-Bū Sa'īd (As-Suwayq) {Diyan al-Bu Said } | ضيان البوسعيد | BS | 6,640 | 0 |
| i | Fanjā (Bidbid) {Fanja } | فنجا | DA | 9,238 | 0 |
| i | Haymā {Hayma} | هيما | WU | 1,294 | 0 |
| i | Ḥī as-Shrūq (Ṣūr) {Hi as-Shruq} | حي الشروق | SJ | 5,298 | 0 |
| i | Ḥilf (Maṣīrah) {Hilf } | حلف | SJ | 8,872 | 0 |
| i | Ibra | ابراء | SS | 12,494 | 0 |
| i | 'Ibrī {Ibri} | عبري | ZA | 25,000 | 0 |
| i | Izkī {Izki} | ازكي | DA | 13,339 | 0 |
| i | Ja'alan Banī Bū 'Alī {Jaalan Bani Bu Ali} | جعلان بني بوعلي | SJ | 22,608 | 0 |
| i | Ja'alan Banī Bū Ḥassan {Jaalan Bani Bu Hassan} | جعلان بني بو حسن | SJ | 16,782 | 0 |
| i | Khaḑrā' al-Bū Rashīd (As-Suwayq) {Khadra al-Bu Rashid} | خضراء ال بورشيد | BS | 6,199 | 0 |
| i | Khaḑrā' ās-Sa'd (As-Suwayq) {Khadra as-Sad} | خضراء ال سعد | BS | 21,514 | 0 |
| i | Khaṣab {Khasab} | خصب | MU | 12,049 | 0 |
| i | Liwā {Liwa} | لوى | BS | 3,795 | 0 |
| i | Manaḥ {Manah} | منح | DA | 6,153 | 0 |
| i | Masqaṭ [Muscat] {Masqat} | مسقط | MA | 19,891 | 0 |
| i | Maṭraḥ {Matrah} | مطرح | MA | 153,526 | 0 |
| i | Mirbāţ {Mirbat} | مرباط | JA | 7,869 | 0 |
| i | Mukhaylīf (Ṣaḥam) {Mukhaylif} | مخيليف | BS | 6,974 | 0 |
| i | Murtaf'āt Ṣaḥam (Ṣaḥam) {Murtafat Saham } | مرتفعات صحم | BS | 7,174 | 0 |
| i | Nakhal | نخل | BJ | 9,392 | 0 |
| i | Nizwā {Nizwa} | نزوى | DA | 37,029 | 0 |
| i | Qurayyāt {Qurayyat} | قريات | MA | 19,105 | 0 |
| i | Ṣaḥam {Saham} | صحم | BS | 12,260 | 0 |
| i | Ṣalālah {Salalah} | صلالـــــــــة | JA | 133,727 | 0 |
| i | Samā'il {Samail} | سمائل | DA | 18,367 | 0 |
| i | Sanāw (Al-Muḍaybī) {Sanaw} | سناو | SS | 8,346 | 0 |
| i | Shināṣ {Shinas} | شناص | BS | 3,119 | 0 |
| i | Ṣuḥār [Sohar] {Suhar} | صحار | BS | 95,728 | 0 |
| i | Ṣūr {Sur} | صور | SJ | 47,727 | 0 |
| i | Ţāqah {Taqah} | طاقة | JA | 7,953 | 0 |
| i | Yanqul | ينقل | ZA | 7,193 | 0 |
- (2003) Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy (web).
(2010) Own computations based on the 2010 census population of municipalities and 2003 population of cities and villages; Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of National Economy (web).
The name of the municipality ("wilayat") that administrates a village is given in brackets if it differs from the name of the village.