Districts
The districts (sha'biyāt) of Libya according to latest census results and official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (Cf) 2006-04-15 | Population Estimate (E) 2012-01-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | LBY | ليبيا | Ṭarābulus | 1,676,198 | 5,657,692 | 5,363,369 | ||
| Al-Buṭnān | BU | البطنان | Ṭubruq | 84,996 | 157,747 | 164,510 | 8499600 | |
| Al-Jabal al-Akhdar | JA | الجبل الاخضر | Al-Bayḍā' | 11,429 | 206,180 | 209,978 | 1142900 | |
| Al-Jabal al-Gharbi | JG | الجبل الغربي | Gharyān | 76,717 | 302,705 | 307,616 | 7671700 | |
| Al-Jifārah [Jafara] | JI | الجفارة | Al-'Azīziyah | 2,666 | 451,175 | 443,768 | 266600 | |
| Al-Jufrah [Jufra] | JU | الجفرة | Hūn | 139,038 | 52,092 | 42,711 | 13903800 | |
| Al-Kufrah [Kufra] | KF | الكفرة | Al-Jawf | 433,611 | 48,328 | 35,315 | 43361100 | |
| Al-Marj | MJ | المرج | Al-Marj | 13,515 | 184,531 | 190,001 | 1351500 | |
| Al-Marqab [Murqub] | MB | المرقب | Al-Khums | 6,796 | 427,886 | 448,260 | 679600 | |
| Al-Wāḥat (incl. Ajdābīyā) | WA | الواحات | Ajdābīyā | 108,523 | 179,155 | 165,184 | 10852300 | |
| An-Nuqāṭ al-Khams | NQ | النقاط الخمس | Zuwārah | 6,089 | 287,359 | 292,440 | 608900 | |
| Az-Zāwiyah [Zawiya] | ZA | الزاوية | Az-Zāwiyah | 2,753 | 290,637 | 300,894 | 275300 | |
| Banghāzī [Benghazi] | BA | بنغازي | Banghāzī | 11,372 | 674,951 | 562,067 | 1137200 | |
| Darnah [Derna] | DR | درنة | Darnah | 31,511 | 162,857 | 164,440 | 3151100 | |
| Ghāt | GT | غات | Ghāt | 68,482 | 23,199 | 23,929 | 6848200 | |
| Marzūq [Murzuq] | MQ | مرزق | Marzūq | 356,308 | 78,772 | 81,791 | 35630800 | |
| Miṣrātah [Misrata] | MI | مصراتة | Miṣrātah | 29,172 | 543,129 | 502,613 | 2917200 | |
| Nālūt | NL | نالوت | Nālūt | 67,191 | 93,896 | 97,333 | 6719100 | |
| Sabhā | SB | سبها | Sabhā | 17,066 | 133,206 | 116,016 | 1706600 | |
| Surt [Sirte] | SR | سرت | Surt | 86,399 | 141,495 | 117,473 | 8639900 | |
| Ṭarābulus [Tripoli] | TB | طرابلس | Ṭarābulus | 835 | 1,063,571 | 940,653 | 83500 | |
| Wādī al-Ḥayāh [Wadi al Hayaa] | WD | وادي الحياة | Awbārī | 31,485 | 76,258 | 73,872 | 3148500 | |
| Wādī ash-Shāṭī | SH | وادي الشاطئ | Birāk | 90,244 | 78,563 | 82,505 | 9024400 |
- (2006) (2012) Bureau of Statistics and Census Libya (web). The 2012 figures are published in context of the National Survey of Libya 2012.
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2012-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ṭarābulus | TB | 940,653 |
Contents: Cities
The population of all Libyan cities with more then 10,000 inhabitants.
There are currently no reliable population figures for cities and urban settlements in Libya available.
| Name | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1973-07-31 | Population Census (C) 1984-07-31 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajdābīyā | أجدابيا | WA | 31,047 | 65,276 | 0 | |
| Al-Abyār | الأبيار | BA | ... | 16,940 | 0 | |
| Al-'Ajaylāt | العجيلات | NQ | ... | 28,250 | 0 | |
| Al-'Azīziyah | العزيزية | JI | ... | 29,310 | 0 | |
| Al-Bayḍā' | البيضاء | JA | 31,796 | 67,120 | 0 | |
| Al-Ḥurshah | ZA | ... | 15,880 | 0 | ||
| Al-Jawf (- Al-Kufrah) | الجوف | KF | ... | 17,320 | 0 | |
| Al-Jumayl | الجميل | NQ | ... | 21,160 | 0 | |
| Al-Khums [Khoms] | الخمس | MB | ... | 38,174 | 0 | |
| Al-Marj | المرج | MJ | 25,166 | 54,010 | 0 | |
| Al-Qaṭrūn | القطرون | MQ | ... | ... | 0 | |
| Al-Qubbah | القبة | DR | ... | 10,170 | 0 | |
| Awbārī [Ubari] | أوباري | WD | ... | 9,890 | 0 | |
| Az-Zahrā' | JI | ... | 11,790 | 0 | ||
| Az-Zāwiyah [Zawiya] | الزاوية | ZA | 39,382 | 91,603 | 0 | |
| Banghāzī [Benghazi] | بنغازي | BA | 219,317 | 446,250 | 0 | |
| Banī Walīd | بني وليد | MI | ... | 28,650 | 0 | |
| Birāk [Brak] | براك | SH | ... | 19,360 | 0 | |
| Darnah [Derna] | درنة | DR | 30,241 | 60,980 | 0 | |
| Ghadāmis [Ghadames] | غدامس | NL | ... | 6,666 | 0 | |
| Gharyān | غريان | JG | ... | 16,420 | 0 | |
| Ghāt | غات | GT | ... | 6,509 | 0 | |
| Hūn [Houn] | هون | JU | ... | 8,440 | 0 | |
| Jālū | جالو | WA | ... | 7,810 | 0 | |
| Marādah [Marada] | مرادة | WA | ... | 11,280 | 0 | |
| Marzūq [Murzuk] | مرزق | MQ | ... | 10,829 | 0 | |
| Miṣrātah [Misrata] | مصراتة | MI | 42,815 | 121,669 | 0 | |
| Mizdah [Mizda, Mesdah] | مزدة | JG | ... | 11,510 | 0 | |
| Nālūt | نالوت | NL | ... | 10,380 | 0 | |
| Riqdālīn [Regdalin] | رقدالين | NQ | ... | 15,550 | 0 | |
| Sabhā [Sebha] | سبها | SB | 28,714 | 70,905 | 0 | |
| Ṣabrātah [Sabratha] | صبراتة | ZA | ... | 30,220 | 0 | |
| Shaḥḥāt | شحات | JA | ... | 12,710 | 0 | |
| Ṣurmān [Sorman] | صرمان | ZA | ... | 27,040 | 0 | |
| Surt [Sirte] | سرت | SR | ... | 35,278 | 0 | |
| Ṭarābulus [Tripoli] | طرابلس | TB | 481,295 | 591,062 | 0 | |
| Tarhūnah [Tarhuna] | ترهونة | MB | ... | 29,750 | 0 | |
| Tāwurghā' [Tawergha] | تاورغاء | MI | ... | 10,540 | 0 | |
| Ṭubruq [Tobruk] | طبرق | BU | 28,061 | 62,500 | 0 | |
| Yafran | يفرن | JG | ... | 18,460 | 0 | |
| Zlīṭan [Zliten] | زليتن | MB | 21,340 | 39,950 | 0 | |
| Zuwārah [Zuwara] | زوارة | NQ | ... | 21,600 | 0 |