Governorates of Lebanon

Governorates of Lebanon
محافظات لبنان (Arabic)
Also known as:
Muhafazah
Category First-level administration
Location  Lebanon
Number 8 (as of 2017)
Government Governorate Government, National Government
Subdivisions District
Lebanon
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politics and government of
Lebanon

Lebanon is divided into eight governorates (muhafazah). Each governorate is headed by a governor (muhafiz):

GovernorateArabic nameCapital City ISO code Area (km2) Population Current governor
AkkarعكارHalba LB-AK 788 389,899 Imad Labaki
Baalbek-Hermelبعلبك - الهرملBaalbek LB-BH 3,009 416,427 Bachir Khodr
BeirutبيروتBeirut LB-BA 19 432,645 Ziad Elias Chebib
BeqaaالبقاعZahleh LB-BI 4,429 536,768 Kamal Abou Jaoudeh
Mount Lebanonجبل لبنانBaabda LB-JL 1,968 1,831,533 Mohammed Al-Makkawi
NabatiehالنبطيةNabatiye LB-NA 1,098 368,077 Mahmoud Al-Mawla
NorthالشمالTripoli LB-AS 1,236 782,436 Ramzi Nohra
SouthالجنوبSidon LB-JA 930 578,195 Mansour Daw

All of the governorates except for Beirut and Akkar are divided into districts, and then subdivided into municipalities.

Implementation of the two newest governorates, Akkar and Baalbek-Hermel, remains ongoing since their establishment in 2014.[1]

In August 2017, the Lebanese parliament decided to make a new governorate comprising the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan. At the time, the governorate was awaiting presidential approval and actual implementation.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cabinet Appoints 5 New Governors, Accepts Qaloush's Resignation". Naharnet. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Keserwan and Jbeil Merged into a mohafazah". BusinessNews.com.lb. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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