Darnah Governorate (Derna Governorate, ) was one of the
governorates (muhafazah) of
Libya
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...
from 1963 to 1983. It was created out of the
Cyrenaica province. Its capital was the town of
Derna.
The governorate's population was 84,112 in 1964 and had risen to 108,407 by 1972.
[United States, Department of the Army (1973) "Table 1. Distribution of the Population of Libya, by Governorates 1964 and 1972" ''Libya'' (Department of the Army pamphlet 550) Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C]
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* Bayda Governorate – west
* Benghazi Governorate – south
Notes
Governorates of Libya
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