Ad Dakhiliyah (Arabic: الداخلية, romanized: Ad-Dāḫilīyah, lit. 'The Interior') is one of the eleven governorates (muhafazah) of Oman with Nizwa town as the regional center. It was previously a region (mintaqah). It became a governorate on 28 October 2011.[2][3][4][5]
Ad Dakhiliyah
محافظة الداخلية
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Ad Dakhiliyahh, Governorate of Oman
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| Country |  Oman |
| Capital | Nizwa |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Hilal bin Said bin Hamdan Al Hajri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31,900 km2 (12,300 sq mi) |
| Population
(2020[1])
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| • Total | 478,500 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate consists of nine provinces (wilayat):
| Census year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | |
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| 1993 | 229,791 | — | |
| 2003 | 267,140 | +1.52% | |
| 2010 | 326,651 | +2.91% | |
| 2020 | 478,501 | +3.89% | |
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| Source: Citypopulation[6] | |||
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