Mizda

Town in Libya

Mizda or Mesdah is a town in the Nafusa Mountains in Libya. It was the capital of the former Mizda District.

Just to the west of Mizda is the Mizda Army Base at 31°25′29″N 12°56′54″E Source: Wikipedia

Area of Mizda	11.8 km²
Population	9,298
Population change from 1975 to 2015	-40.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-4.6%
Timezone	Eastern European Standard Time

Map of Mizda

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	15,673	10,392	9,747	9,298
Population Density	1,332 / km²	883.5 / km²	828.7 / km²	790.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 4.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mizda	-40.7%	-10.5%	-4.6%
Western Mountains	+163.6%	+43%	+17.4%
Libya	+139.8%	+43%	+17.7%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population Density

Population Density: 790.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Mizda	9,298	11.8 km²	790.5 / km²
Western Mountains	326,398	88,765.5 km²	3.68 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Other Cities in Western Mountains, Libya

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Gharyan	7.8 km²	28,503	9,475 / mi²
Jadu	4.507 km²	9,695	5,571 / mi²
Mizda	11.8 km²	9,298	2,047 / mi²
Yafran	2.515 km²	5,822	5,994 / mi²

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