Geographical distribution of kindergartens in Zliten Municipality

Abstract

This study examines kindergarten services in the Zliten Municipality in terms of their geographical distribution, attempting to identify the pattern of this distribution using various geographic distribution methods. By collecting data related to this service from both the public and private sectors within the municipality's educational services offices for the 2024/2025 academic year, and utilizing a GPS tracking device and geographic information systems (GIS 10.8), it is clear that the Zliten Municipality includes several kindergartens in both the public and private sectors, distributed across five educational offices affiliated with the Zliten Education Supervision Department. Examining the geographic distribution methods of these kindergartens clearly reveals that the number of public-sector kindergartens is distributed equally across the municipal branches, while private-sector kindergartens are concentrated within the municipality's urban area. The study also showed that the distribution direction, according to standard distance, is northwest and southeast, and that the geographic distribution is characterized by a random and scattered pattern, according to a neighborhood relationship analysis.