Beqaa Governorate
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Beqaa Governorate
مقاطعة البقاع | |
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 Map of Lebanon with Beqaa highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 33°50′N 35°54′E / 33.833°N 35.900°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Capital | Zahlé |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Kamal Abou Jaoudeh (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,433 km2 (553 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2017) | |
• Total | 534,342 |
| • Density | 372.9/km2 (965.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | LB-BI |
Beqaa Governorate (Arabic: مقاطعة البقاع, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-Biqāʿ) is a governorate in Lebanon and one of the eight districts of the country. It is located in the eastern part of Lebanon and borders Syria. The capital of the district is the city of Zahlé.[1][2]
Districts
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Since 2014, Beqaa Governorate contains three districts:
A law (Law 522) was passed on 16 July 2003 to separate Baalbek District and Hermel District from Beqaa Governorate to form the new Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.[3] Implementation of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate began in 2014 with the appointment of its first governor.[4]
Demographics
[edit]According to registered voters in 2014:
Religion in the Beqaa Governorate
- Christianity (41.3%)
- Sunni Islam (36.5%)
- Shia Islam (15.1%)
- Druze (6.79%)
- Other (0.33%)
Religion in the Beqaa Governorate including the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
- Shia Islam (43.0%)
- Sunni Islam (25.5%)
- Christianity (27.8%)
- Druze (3.45%)
- Other (0.37%)
| Year | Christians | Muslims | Druze | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Greek Catholics | Maronites | Greek Orthodox | Armenian Orthodox | Syriac Orthodox | Other Christians | Total | Sunnis | Shias | Alawites | Druze | |
| 2014[5] | ||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "IDAL - Lebanon at a Glance - Invest in Regions - Bekaa Governorate". IDAL.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ↑ "Lebanon Provinces". statoids.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ↑ "Territorial administration of Lebanon". Localiban. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ↑ "Cabinet Appoints 5 New Governors, Accepts Qaloush's Resignation". Naharnet. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ↑ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في محافظة البقاع في لبنان".
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