Jabal al Akhdar

Jabal al Akhdar (الجبل الأخضر)
District
Asclepium Balagrae
Country	Libya
Capital	Bayda
Area	7,800 km2 (3,012 sq mi)
Population	206,180 (2006)
Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Map of Libya with Jabal al Akhdar district highlighted

Jabal al Akhdar (Arabic: الجبل الأخضر‎‎ al-Jabal al-Akhḍar, English: Green Mountains), also known as Jebel el-Akhdar, is one of the districts of Libya. It lies in the north east of the country. The capital is Bayda. In its territory, close to the city of Shahhat, can be found the remains of the old Greek colony of Cyrene, and the neighbouring city of Apollonia, a major port in the Mediterranean Sea in antiquity. On land, it borders Derna in east, Al Wahat in south and Marj in 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 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 70,321 economically active people in the district.

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 70,321 economically active people in the district. There were 44,972 government employees, 6,436 employers, 26,710 first level workers and 069 second level workers. There were 18,290 workers in state administration, 2,749 in agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry, 3,148 in agriculture & hunting, 22,772 in education, 4,954 in private enterprises, 3,319 in health & social work, 4,465 in production, 22,846 in technical work and 1,341 service workers. The total enrollment in schools was 71,229 and the number of people above secondary stage and less than graduation was 3,628. As per the report from World Health Organization (WHO), there were two communicable disease centres, 7 dental clinics, three general clinics, 0 in-patient clinics, 16 out-patient clinics, 55 pharmacies, 157 PHC centres, one polyclinics, 6 rural clinics and no specialized clinics.Islam is the state and major religion of the country.