page_title: Zawiya District
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Zawiya District / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: Die neuen Gemeinden (Munizipien) in Libyen. Az Zawiyah hervorgehoben.
context_page_description: Zawiya, officially Zawia, is one of the districts of Libya. It is located in the north western part of the country, in what had been the historical region of Tripolitania. Its capital is also named Zawia. Since the 2007 reorganization of Libyan districts, the former district of Sabratha Wa Surman has been part of Zawiya District. In the north, Zawiya has a shoreline bordering the Mediterranean Sea, while it borders Tripoli in east, Jafara in southeast, Jabal al Gharbi in south, Nuqat al Khams in the west.
  Per the census of 2012, the total population in the region was 157,747. The average size of the household in the country was 6.9. 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 sq. km.
context_section_description: 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 sq. km. Per 2006 census, there were totally 107,135 economically active people in the district. There were 53,485 government employees, 6,411 employers, 34,185 first level workers and 029 second level workers. There were 16,292 workers in state administration, 6,140 in agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry, 7,193 in agriculture & hunting, 32,819 in education, 8,549 in private enterprises, 3,263 in health & social work, 8,451 in production, 33,904 in technical work and 523 service workers. The total enrollment in schools was 91,747 and the number of people above secondary stage and less than graduation was 4,219.
  As per the report from World Health Organization (WHO), there were 1 communicable disease centres, 6 dental clinics, 2 general clinics, 3 in-patient clinics, 32 out-patient clinics, 79 pharmacies, 58 PHC centres, 2 polyclinics, 0 rural clinics and 0 specialized clinics.
caption: Pre-2007 extent of Zawiya District
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