Nabatieh Governorate Explained

Nabatieh
Native Name:محافظة النبطية
Native Name Lang:ar
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 (ar|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 130 municipalities. The capitals are in brackets:

Demographics

According to registered voters in 2014:

Cities, towns and villages

This list includes all cities, towns and villages with more than 6,000 registered voters in 2014:[3]

English NamePopulationDistrict
Nabatieh25,362Nabatieh District
Bint Jbeil20,760Bint Jbeil District
Al-Khiyam16,047Marjayoun District
Shebaa12,437Hasbaya District
Mais al-Jabal10,965Marjayoun District
Aitaroun9,332Bint Jbeil District
Hasbaya7,948Hasbaya District
Taybeh7,519Marjayoun District
Shaqra6,647Bint Jbeil District
Marjayoun6,479Marjayoun District
Jibshit6,219Nabatieh District
Tibnin6,183Bint Jbeil District

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brinkhoff . Thomas . Lebanon: Administrative Division . City Population . 2 March 2019 . 3 July 2021.
  2. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/المذاهب/
  3. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/البلدات/