Nabatieh Governorate Explained

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.

Districts

The governorate is divided into four districts (Aqdiya, singular qadaa) containing 116 municipalities. The capitals are in brackets:

Religion in Nabatieh Governorate

In the Nabatieh Governorate, the population is approximately 60% Shia Muslim, 3% Sunni Muslim, 30% Christian, and 7% Druze

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brinkhoff . Thomas . Lebanon: Administrative Division . City Population . 2 March 2019 . 3 July 2021.