Nabatieh | |
Native Name: | محافظة النبطية |
Coordinates: | 33.3°N 65°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lebanon |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Nabatieh |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Mahmoud Al-Mawla |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1058 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 383839 |
Pop Est As Of: | 31 December 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Nabatieh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة النبطية, ) is one of the nine governorates of Lebanon. The area of this governorate is 1,058 km2. The capital is Nabatieh.
The governorate is divided into four districts (Aqdiya, singular qadaa) containing 116 municipalities. The capitals are in brackets:
In the Nabatieh Governorate, the population is approximately 60% Shia Muslim, 3% Sunni Muslim, 30% Christian, and 7% Druze