Tripoli District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | North Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Tripoli |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 45 |
Population Est: | 342,760 |
Pop Est As Of: | 31 December 2017 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 34.4333°N 86°W |
The Tripoli District is a small, but very densely populated district in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It consists of the city Tripoli, its port town El Mina and the surrounding area. The vast majority of residents are Sunni Muslim (approximately 80%), a small minority Orthodox and Maronite Christians, and a small minority of Alawite Muslims.
As of 2022, the religious make-up of the District's 254,438 voters were roughly 83% Sunni, 7% Alawite, 5% Greek Orthodox, 2% Maronite Catholics, 1% Shia, and 2% others.[1]