Governorates (muhafazah) (Sultanate of Oman, 2023)

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Official administrative boundary dataset for the 11 governorates of the Sultanate of Oman, as defined by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

At a glance

Records: 11
Geometry: MultiPolygon
Area type: Governorate
Location: Oman
Country: Oman
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), Sultanate of Oman; data owner Ministry of Interior per the ONSDI data ownership policy
Licence: Open Government Licence - Sultanate of Oman (data.gov.om/s3/gov_license.pdf = ncsi.gov.om/assets/docs/gov_license.pdf): perpetual, non-exclusive; copy, download, publish, distribute, process and combine for commercial or non-commercial use; attribute the source and disclose modifications; clause 6.2 declares it compatible with CC BY 4.0. Accepted as covering GovernorateB and WilayatB by the user on 2026-10-26 (decision 0111). Attribution: National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), Sultanate of Oman; data owner Ministry of Interior.
Year: 2023

Columns (3)

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
Governorate ID	string	—	Official numerical identifier for the governorate as assigned by the NCSI.
Name (English)	string	—	The English language name of the governorate.
Name (Arabic)	string	—	The Arabic language name of the governorate.

Data preview

Governorate ID	Name (English)	Name (Arabic)
8	Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate	محافظة جنوب الشرقية
11	Al Wusta Governorate	محافظة الوسطى
5	Ad Dakhliyah Governorate	محافظة الداخلية
3	Musandam Governorate	محافظة مسندم
4	Al Buraymi Governorate	محافظة البريمي
9	Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate	محافظة شمال الشرقية
6	Al Batinah North Governorate	محافظة شمال الباطنة
10	Adh Dhahirah Governorate	محافظة الظاهرة
1	Muscat Governorate	محافظة مسقط
2	Dhofar Governorate	محافظة ظفار

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