Zawiya, officially Zawia (Arabic: محافظة الزاوية Az Zāwiya), 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.

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

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.

[7] Libya became independent in 1951 from the colonial empire and generally known for its oil rich resources.

[8] 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.