Jufra District

Jufra الجفرة
District
Map of Libya with Jufra district highlighted
Country	Libya
Capital	Hun
Area
• Total	117,410 km2 (45,330 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	52,342
• Density	0.45/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
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License Plate Code	13

Jufra or Jofra (Arabic: الجفرة, romanized: Al Jufrah) is one of the districts of Libya. It is in the centre of the country. Its capital is Hun. Jufra was originally one of the 25 baladiya in the administrative system of Libya established in 1988. In 2001, it became a Shabiya, and its territorial extension was reduced. In 2007, under the new 22-shabiya system, its original boundaries were reintroduced. Jufra borders Sirte in the north, Al Wahat in northeast, Kufra in east, Murzuq in south, Sabha in southwest, Wadi al Shatii in west and Jabal al Gharbi in northwest.

In 2012, the total population in the region was estimated at 157,747 with 150,353 Libyans. The average size of the household in the country was evaluated at 6.9, while the average household size of non-Libyans was established at 3.7. There were totally 22,713 households in the district, with 20,907 Libyan ones. The population density of the district was 1.86 persons per km². Per 2006 census, there were totally 20,127 economically active people in the district.