Muscat Governorate

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{{Short description|Governorate of Oman}}

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| native_name = {{lang|ar|محافظة مسقط}}

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| image_map = Muscat in Oman 2016.svg

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| map_caption = Muscat, Governorate of Oman

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Muscat

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| leader_title = Governor

| leader_name = Saud bin Hilal Al Busaidi

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| population_total = 1,302,509{{cite web|url=https://data.gov.om/OMPOP2016/population|title=Population|author=National Centre for Statistics and Information|accessdate=31 August 2020}}

| population_as_of = July 2020

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Muscat ({{langx|ar|محافظة مسقط}}) is a governorate of the Sultanate of Oman. Its provincial capital is Muscat, which is the largest city and only metropolis of Oman. Muscat Governorate, commonly referred to as Muscat City, is the seat of government and contains Oman's first cruise and cargo port{{cite web|title=Facilities Overview|url=http://www.pscoman.com/tabid/307/Default.aspx|website=Port Services Corporation|accessdate=5 July 2015}} and oil port. Its population reached 1,288,330 as of May 2015.{{cite web|title=The population of the Sultanate by the end of May|url=http://www.ncsi.gov.om/News/Pages/NewsCT_20150628133452428.aspx|website=National Centre for Statistics and Information|accessdate=5 July 2015}}