Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate مُحَافَظَة جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة Muḥāfaẓat Janūb aš-Šarqīyah | |
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  Ash-Sharqīyah South Governorate Location of the Governorate inOman | |
| Coordinates:22°34′00″N59°31′44″E / 22.566667°N 59.528889°E /22.566667; 59.528889 | |
| Country |  Oman |
| Governorate | Ash-Sharqīyah South[1] |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Yahya bin Bader bin Malik Al Mawaali |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• 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 agovernorate ofOman. It was created on 28 October 2011 whenAsh Sharqiyah Region was split intoAsh Sharqiyah North Governorate and Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate.[1][2][3] The centre of the governorate is the Wilayat ofSur.
Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate consists of fivewilāyāt (provinces):[4]
| Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1993 | 139,985 | — |
| 2003 | 173,670 | +2.18% |
| 2010 | 188,032 | +1.14% |
| 2020 | 315,445 | +5.31% |
| Source: Citypopulation[5] | ||
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| Former regions (abolished in 2011): | ||
Capital:Sur | |
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