Domestically, it borders Derna in the northwest and Al Wahat in west and south.

In 1983 the Darnah Governorate was divided into a number of baladiyat (districts), with what is now Butnan being included in the Tobruk baladiyah and others.

[3] Libya has mostly a flat undulating plain and occasional plateau, with an average elevation of around 423 m (1,388 ft).

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.

All the powers rested centrally with the President Gaddafi for 42 years till the 2011 armed rebellion which topple him.

[9] As per the constitution, Libya is the most decentralized Arab nation, but practically all powers are vested on central government on account of control over the oil revenues.

As a part of decentralization in 2012, the country is administratively split into 13 regions from the original 25 municipalities, which were further divided in 1,500 communes.