Zuwarah

Libya

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Zuwarah

Area of Zuwarah	13.9 km²
Population	28,910
Male Population	14,665 (50.7%)
Female Population	14,245 (49.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+41.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+5.8%
Median Age	23.7 years old
Male Median Age	23.7 years old
Female Median Age	23.8 years old
Timezone	Eastern European Standard Time

Zuwarah, or Zuwara or Zwara , is a port city in northwestern Libya, with a population of around 32,893, famous for its beaches and seafood. Source: Wikipedia

Zuwarah Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	20,460	28,277	27,330	28,910
Population Density	1,467 / km²	2,028 / km²	1,960 / km²	2,073 / km²

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

Zuwara Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 5.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Zuwarah	+41.3%	+2.2%	+5.8%
An Nuqat al Khams	+142.1%	+43.8%	+17.9%
Libya	+139.8%	+43%	+17.7%

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

Zuwarah Median Age

Median Age: 23.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Zuwarah	23.7 years	23.7 years	23.8 years
An Nuqat al Khams	23.7 years	23.7 years	23.8 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Zuwarah Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	1,608	1,531	3,140
5-9	1,468	1,411	2,879
10-14	1,513	1,449	2,963
15-19	1,586	1,541	3,127
20-24	1,581	1,548	3,129
25-29	1,567	1,524	3,091
30-34	1,358	1,331	2,690
35-39	1,066	1,067	2,133
40-44	769	769	1,538
45-49	549	537	1,087
50-54	353	371	724
55-59	335	332	668
60-64	280	239	520
65-69	233	203	437
70-74	165	150	316
75-79	126	123	250
80-84	66	68	135
85 Plus	42	50	92

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Zuwarah Population Density

Population Density: 2,073 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Zuwarah	28,910	13.9 km²	2,073 / km²
An Nuqat al Khams	315,020	5,817.3 km²	54.2 / km²

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

Zuwarah Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1730 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1800	1,178	n/a	n/a
1900	3,503	11.5%	232
1910	3,892	11.1%	389
1920	4,142	6.4%	250
1930	4,384	5.8%	242
1940	5,938	35.4%	1,554
1950	7,198	21.2%	1,260
1960	9,992	38.8%	2,794
1970	15,612	56.2%	5,620
1990	28,277	34.6%	6,332
2000	27,330	-3.3%	-947
2020	31,210	6.9%	1,940
2030	34,930	11.9%	3,720
2040	38,328	9.7%	3,398
2050	41,285	7.7%	2,957
2060	43,048	4.3%	1,763
2070	43,898	2%	850
2080	44,225	0.7%	327
2090	44,032	-0.4%	-193
2100	43,349	-1.6%	-683

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

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

Zuwarah CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Zuwarah	114,553 t	3.96 t	8,217 t/km²
An Nuqat al Khams	1,245,131 t	3.95 t	214 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Zuwara Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1920 to 2019)

Average Temp

20.5°C

68.8°F

Average High

25.0°C

76.9°F

Average Low

15.9°C

60.6°F

Record High Temperature

41.1°C

106.0°F

Record Low Temperature

4.5°C

40.1°F

Average Precipitation

8.5 mm

0.3 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

1.5 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Earthquake

Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Other places in An Nuqat al Khams

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Sabratha	4.788 km²	13,855	2,893 / km²
Zaltan	4.507 km²	5,015	1,112 / km²

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