Misrata
مصراته | |
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 Map of Libya with Misurata district highlighted | |
| Country | Libya |
| Capital | Misrata |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 550,938 |
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| License Plate Code | 3, 28 |
Misrata or Misratah (Arabic: مصراته, romanized: Miṣrāta, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrāta), also known by the Italian spelling Misurata, is a sha'biyah (district) in northwestern Libya. Its capital is the city of Misrata. In 2007 the district was enlarged to include what had been the Bani Walid District and the northernmost strip of coast of the Gulf of Sidra, that from 2001 to 2007 had been part of Sirte District.[2] In the north and east, Misrata has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it borders Sirte in south and east, Murqub in north and west and Jabal al Gharbi in south and west.
Per the census of 2012, the total population in the region was 157,747 with 150,353 Libyans. The average size of the household of Libyans was 6.9, and for non-Libyans it was 3.7. There were a total of 22,713 households in the district, 20,907 being Libyan ones. The population density of the district was 1.86 persons per km2. Per the 2006 census, there were totally 148,352 economically active people in the district.
- ^ "Districts of Libya". statoids.com. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 10 May 2009, in Arabic