Mount Lebanon Governorate

Mount Lebanon Governorate

Arabic: محافظة جبل لبنان‎
French: *Gouvernorat du Mont-Liban*
Mount Lebanon Governorate Arabic: محافظة جبل لبنان‎; French: Gouvernorat du Mont-Liban
	The governorates of Lebanon, including Mount Lebanon (in pink, labelled 6)
	Coordinates: 33°50′N 35°32′E / 33.833°N 35.533°ECoordinates: 33°50′N 35°32′E / 33.833°N 35.533°E
Country	Lebanon
Capital	Baabda
Government
• Governor	Charbel Tabet
Area
• Total	1,238 km2 (478 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate (31 December 2017)	1,520,016
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Mount Lebanon Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جبل لبنان‎) is one of the nine governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Baabda.

This governorate is named after the mountainous region of Mount Lebanon and, except for the small Beirut Governorate which it surrounds, spans the stretch of the Mediterranean coast between Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate and South Governorate.

Districts[]

The governorate is divided into four districts (aqḍiyah, singular qaḍāʼ):

District	Arabic name	Capital
Aley	قضاء عاليه	Aley
Baabda	قضاء بعبدا	Baabda
Chouf	قضاء الشوف	Beiteddine
Matn	قضاء المتن	Jdeideh

The districts of Jbeil and Keserwan were part of Mount Lebanon Governorate until 7 September 2017, when they were separated to form Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate.^[3]^[4]

Religion[]

Mount Lebanon is predominantly Christian. Maronites form a plurality in the Metn and Baabda districts (other Christian denominations such as Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Greek Catholics make up the rest of the population alongside Muslim minorities). The Druze are the majority in the Aley district and a plurality in the Chouf district (nearly equal in numbers with Sunni Muslims and Christians). Shia minorities make up 25% of the population in Baabda district.

References[]

^ Law, Gwillim. "Lebanon Provinces". Statoids. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ Brinkhoff, Thomas (2 March 2019). "Lebanon: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "Le découpage administratif du Liban en 2017" (in French). Localiban. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "إنشاء محافظة جديدة في جبل لبنان باسم «كسروان الفتوح وجبيل»" (in Arabic). Legal Informatics Center, Lebanese University. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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[statoids-1] Law, Gwillim. "Lebanon Provinces". Statoids. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[citypop-2] Brinkhoff, Thomas (2 March 2019). "Lebanon: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[3] "Le découpage administratif du Liban en 2017" (in French). Localiban. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[4] "إنشاء محافظة جديدة في جبل لبنان باسم «كسروان الفتوح وجبيل»" (in Arabic). Legal Informatics Center, Lebanese University. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

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