North Governorate

North

الشمال
North الشمال
	Map of Lebanon with North highlighted
Country	Lebanon
Capital	Tripoli
Area
• Total	2,024.8 km2 (781.8 sq mi)
Population
• Total	807,204
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

North Governorate (Arabic: الشمال, Aš Šamāl) is one of the governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Tripoli.

Districts

The North Governorate is divided into districts, or aqdya. The districts are listed below (capitals in parentheses):

Religion in the North Governorate

The Sunni denomination makes up the majority of the population with 54.4%; Christians make the second largest group with 41.6%; and Alawites are the last with 3.7%. ^{[citation needed]}

Areas with large Muslim populations include Tripoli, Akkar, and the Miniyeh-Danniyeh districts. On the other hand, the Christian population is largely centered in the Batroun, Koura, Zgharta, and Bsharri districts.

References

^ ^a ^b Lebanese Ministry of Environment: "Lebanon State of the Environment Report", Chapter 1, page 11, 2001.

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[MOE-1] Lebanese Ministry of Environment: "Lebanon State of the Environment Report", Chapter 1, page 11, 2001.

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