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
Al Butnan Al Buţnān1.159,536Tobruk Tobruk121,052
Al Jabal al Akhdar Al Jabal al Akhḑar2.206,180Al Bayda' Al Bayḑā’74,594
Al Jafarah Al Jafārah3.451,175Al 'Aziziyah Al ‘Azīzīyah4,000
Al Jufrah Al Jufrah4.47,538Hun Hūn18,878
Al Kufrah Al Kufrah5.55,690--
Al Marj Al Marj6.85,315Al Marj Al Marj85,315
Al Marqab Al Marqab7.432,202Al Khums Al Khums201,943
Al Wahat Al Wāḩāt8.179,155Ajdabiya Ajdabiya416,000
An Nuqat al Khams An Nuqāţ al Khams9.287,662Zuwarah Zuwārah45,000
Az Zawiyah Az Zāwiyah10.290,993Az Zawiyah Az Zāwīyah200,000
Banghazi Sha‘bīyat Banghāzī11.1,110,000Benghazi Benghazi807,250
Darnah Darnah12.163,351Darnah Darnah78,782
Ghat Ghāt13.23,518Ghat Ghat24,347
Jabal al Gharbi Jabal al Gharbi District14.304,159Gharyan Gharyan85,219
Misratah Sha‘bīyat Mişrātah15.550,938Misratah Mişrātah386,120
Murzuq Murzuq16.78,621Murzuq Murzuq43,732
Nalut Nālūt17.93,848Nalut Nālūt26,256
Sabha Sabhā18.134,162Sabha Sabhā130,000
Surt Surt19.170,763Sirte Sirte128,123
Tripoli Tripoli20.1,065,405Tripoli Tripoli1,150,989
Wadi al Hayat Wādī al Ḩayāt21.76,858Ubari Ubari42,975
Wadi ash Shati' Wādī ash Shāţi’22.78,532Idri Idrī4,611