Bouarij
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Bouarij
بوارج Bouarij | |
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  Bouarij Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°49′N 35°50′E / 33.817°N 35.833°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | Zahle District |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,235 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Bouarij (also spelled Bouarej, Bouârej, Buariji or Bwareg) is a village located on the eastern side of the Church Mountain, Beqaa. The municipality of Bouarej is located in the Kaza of Zahleh one of Mohafazah of Beqaa kazas (districts), one of the eight mohafazats (governorates) of Lebanon.
Local authorities
The municipality of Bouarej is one of the 910 Lebanese municipalities which have an elected municipal council, for six years by direct universal suffrage. (For example in Beirut, 24 members of the municipal council are elected.) The municipality of Bouarej is an independent local administration. It has administrative and financial independence within the framework of its powers, but remains under the control and supervision of the central government.
Population
Bouarij has an estimated 1,235 residents. The population follow Sunni Islam.[1] In the municipal Lebanese elections of 2004, Bouarej counted 1,905 registered voters of which 1,141 voted.
The families of Bouarej include: Chahine, Jaber, Jabar, El Bast, Madi
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), p.5.
External links
- Bouarej, Localiban
Capital: Zahlé | ||
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