List of governorates of Lebanon
The Lebanon is in eight years (2014 6) province ( Arabic محافظات, DMG muḥāfaẓāt , singular muḥāfaẓa ). The eight governorates in Lebanon consist of a total of 25 districts .
Governorate | Administrative headquarters | Area (km²) | Residents | Districts |
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Akkar 3 | Halba | 788.4 | 379.023 | Akkar |
Baalbek Hermel 2 | Baalbek | 3,009 | 416.427 | Hermel , Baalbek |
Beirut | 19.8 | 417,895 | ||
Bekaa | Pay | 1,420 | 464.903 | Zahlé , West-Bekaa , Rashaya |
Mount Lebanon 1 | Baabda | 1968.3 | 1,712,278 | Jbeil , Keserwan , El Metn , Baabda , Aley , Chouf |
Nabataea | Nabataea | 1,098 | 337,482 | Nabatea , Hasbaya , Marjayoun , Bent Jbeil |
North Lebanon | Tripoli | 1236.8 | 748.437 | Tripoli , Zgharta , Miniyeh-Danniyeh , Koura , Bscharre , Batrun |
South Lebanon | Sidon | 929.6 | 543,561 | Jezzine , Sidon , Tyros |
Note 1 : According to the resolution of the Lebanese parliament of August 2017, the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan are to form the independent Keserwan-Jbeil governorate with its seat in Jounieh .
Note 2 : The districts of Baalbek and Hermel have formed the independent Baalbek-Hermel governorate since 2014 .
Note 3 : The district of Akkar has been the independent province of Akkar since 2014 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ citypopulation.de , estimate for 2013. The population figures include 798,077 registered Syrian refugees.
- ↑ Keserwan and Jbeil Merged into a mohafazah , businessnews.com.lb on August 16, 2017.