Sawfajjin () was one of the baladiyat (

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

) of

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

from 1987 to 1995. It was in the north of the country with its capital at

Bani Walid Bani Walid (Anglicized: ; , Libyan pronunciation: ) is a city in Libya located in the Misrata District. Prior to 2007, it was the capital of Sof-Aljeen District. Bani Walid has an airport. Under the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, it was divided i ...

. Its former land area is now a part of the

Sirte District Sirte District (or ''Sirt'' or ''Surt'' District; ''Surt'', ), is one of the districts of Libya, in the Tripolitania region in the north of the country and borders the Gulf of Sidra. Its capital is the city of Sirte. Al-Tahadi University is loc ...

and the

Misrata District Misrata or Misratah (, Libyan Arabic: ), also known by the Italian spelling Misurata, is a sha'biyah (district) in northwestern Libya. Its capital is the city of Misrata. In 2007 the district was enlarged to include what had been the Bani Walid ...

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Municipalities of Libya (1983–1995) {{Libya-geo-stub