Butnan District
Butnan
البطنان | |
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Country | Libya |
Capital | Tobruk |
Area | |
• Total | 83,860 km2 (32,380 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 159,536 |
• Estimate (2020)[1] | 195,088 |
• Density | 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) |
[2] | |
License Plate Code | 14 |
Butnan (
In the north, Butnan has a shoreline on the
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 district was 6.9, while the average household size of non-Libyans being 3.7. There were totally 22,713 in the district and the population density of the district was 1.86 persons per km2. Per 2006 census, there were totally 50,154 economically active people in the district.
History
Traditionally part of
Geography
Libya has mostly a flat undulating plain and occasional plateau, with an average elevation of around 423 m (1,388 ft). Around 91 per cent of the land is covered by desert, with only 8.8 per cent agricultural land (with only 1% arable lands) and 0.1 per cent of forests. The major resources are petroleum, gypsum and natural gas. Along the coastal regions, the climate is Mediterranean in coastal areas, while it is desert climate in all other parts. Dust storms lasting four to eight days is pretty common during Spring.[4] Triplotania is the northwest region, while it is Cyrenacia in the east and Fezzen in southwest.[5] Cyrenacia is the largest region in Libya, which is mostly semi arid in nature. The region receives an annual rainfall of 5 in (130 mm). There are no perennial rivers in the region, but the region is abundant with groundwater aquifers.[6]
Demographics
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 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 50,154 economically active people in the district. There were 27,263 government employees, 5,788 employers, 20,033 first level workers and 179 second level workers. There were 13,156 workers in state administration, 1,798 in agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry, 2,019 in agriculture & hunting, 10,900 in education, 3,879 in private enterprises, 2,889 in health & social work, 2,232 in production, 12,311 in technical work and 393 service workers. The total enrollment in schools was 53,441 and the number of people above secondary stage and less than graduation was 3,311.[3] As per the report from World Health Organization (WHO), there were 1 communicable disease centres, 2 dental clinics, 1 general clinics, 1 in-patient clinics, 7 out-patient clinics, 38 pharmacies, 65 PHC centres, 1 polyclinics, 2 rural clinics and 0 specialized clinics.[7] Islam is the state and major religion of the country.[8]
Administration
In 2007 the formerly autonomous city of
References
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- ^ "Health statistics of Libya". World Health Organization (WHO). 2007. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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- ^ "Libya profile – Timeline". BBC. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ Great Socialist People's Libyan Arag Jamahiriya Public Administration and Country profile (PDF) (Report). Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations. 2004. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2016.