Regions in Libya

Libya is made up of 22 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Libya. Information on all primary administrative regions in Libya.

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Primary administrative regions in Libya

There are 22 regions in Libya in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Libya
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Tripoli Tripoli1.1,065,405Tripoli Tripoli1,150,989
Banghazi Sha‘bīyat Banghāzī2.1,110,000Benghazi Benghazi807,250
Al Wahat Al Wāḩāt3.179,155Ajdabiya Ajdabiya416,000
Misratah Sha‘bīyat Mişrātah4.550,938Misratah Mişrātah386,120
Al Marqab Al Marqab5.432,202Al Khums Al Khums201,943
Az Zawiyah Az Zāwiyah6.290,993Az Zawiyah Az Zāwīyah200,000
Sabha Sabhā7.134,162Sabha Sabhā130,000
Surt Surt8.170,763Sirte Sirte128,123
Al Butnan Al Buţnān9.159,536Tobruk Tobruk121,052
Al Marj Al Marj10.85,315Al Marj Al Marj85,315
Jabal al Gharbi Jabal al Gharbi District11.304,159Gharyan Gharyan85,219
Darnah Darnah12.163,351Darnah Darnah78,782
Al Jabal al Akhdar Al Jabal al Akhḑar13.206,180Al Bayda' Al Bayḑā’74,594
An Nuqat al Khams An Nuqāţ al Khams14.287,662Zuwarah Zuwārah45,000
Murzuq Murzuq15.78,621Murzuq Murzuq43,732
Wadi al Hayat Wādī al Ḩayāt16.76,858Ubari Ubari42,975
Nalut Nālūt17.93,848Nalut Nālūt26,256
Ghat Ghāt18.23,518Ghat Ghat24,347
Al Jufrah Al Jufrah19.47,538Hun Hūn18,878
Wadi ash Shati' Wādī ash Shāţi’20.78,532Idri Idrī4,611
Al Jafarah Al Jafārah21.451,175Al 'Aziziyah Al ‘Azīzīyah4,000
Al Kufrah Al Kufrah22.55,690--