Does Barka have its share of hospitals?

Al Batinah South Governorate holds 3.7% of Oman's government hospital beds and 8.6% of its private hospital beds (2025), against 10.9% of the population.

Health in Barka, Oman: official figures

Al Batinah South Governorate, which contains Barka, had 5 government hospitals with 256 beds and 3 private hospitals with 159 beds in 2025; Oman had 62 government hospitals (6,962 beds) and 36 private hospitals (1,854 beds).

How many hospital beds does Barka have?

Al Batinah South Governorate has 7.1 hospital beds per 10,000 people (government and private, 2025), against 16.4 for Oman. That is joint lowest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.

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How many pharmacies are there in Barka?

Al Batinah South Governorate had 115 private pharmacies, 28 private medical centres and 15 government health centres in 2025 (2.0 pharmacies per 10,000 people, against 2.4 for Oman). That is joint 6th lowest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.

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What clinics are there in Barka?

Al Batinah South Governorate had 30 extended health centres and 3 government extended health units in 2025 alongside its 5 government hospitals, against 378 and 25 across Oman.

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How Barka compares with other cities in Oman

Hospital beds per 10,000 people (governorate) (2025)

Barka ranks 18 of 19, highest first. Government plus private hospital beds in the governorate per 10,000 residents; wilayats in the same governorate share a figure.

Rank	City	Hospital beds per 10,000 people (governorate)
13	Jaalan Bani Bu Ali	9.4
14	Sohar	8.6
15	Saham	8.6
16	As Suwayq	8.6
17	Al Rustaq	7.1
18	Barka	7.1
19	Al Mussanah	7.1

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Pharmacies per 10,000 people (governorate) (2025)

Barka ranks 13 of 19, highest first. Private pharmacies in the governorate per 10,000 residents; wilayats in the same governorate share a figure.

Rank	City	Pharmacies per 10,000 people (governorate)
10	Saham	2.4
11	As Suwayq	2.4
12	Al Rustaq	2.0
13	Barka	2.0
14	Al Mussanah	2.0
15	Ibri	1.9
16	Sur	1.8

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Sources

National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman): Statistical Year Book 2026 (issue 54, data for 2025): Table 17-2, Government and Private Sector Hospitals and Health Units by Governorate and Number of Beds, 2025 (page 341), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 67371bf3473d…)

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