Tripoli

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Tripoli

Total population

2,127,000

Coordinates32.90°, 13.18°

Demographic figures from Bureau of Statistics and Census (Libya). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Tripoli, historically known as Tripoli-of-the-West, is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.317 million people in 2021. It is located in the northwest of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay. It includes the port of Tripoli and the country's largest commercial and manufacturing center. It is also the site of the University of Tripoli.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.