Derna
درنة | |
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 Map of Libya with Derna district highlighted | |
| Country | Libya |
| Capital | Derna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,630 km2 (7,580 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 163,351 |
| • Density | 8.3/km2 (22/sq mi) |
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| License Plate Code | 10, 49,60 |
Derna (Arabic: درنة Darnah) is one of the districts of Libya. It is in the northeast of the country, in the historical region of Cyrenaica. Its capital is Derna. In 2007 the district was enlarged to include what had been the Al Qubah District.[2] In the north, Derna has a shoreline on the Mediterranean Sea. On land, it borders Butnan in the east, Jabal al Akhdar in the west and Al Wahat to the south.
Per the census of 2012, the total population in the region was 157,747 with 150,353 Libyans. The average size of the household in the country was 6.9, while the average household size of non-Libyans being 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 56,607 economically active people in the district.
- ^ "Districts of libya". statoids.com. Retrieved 27 October 2009..
- ^ (in Arabic) شعبيات الجماهيرية العظمى – Sha'biyat of Great Jamahiriya Archived December 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 6 September 2009.