Nabatieh Governorate

Nabatieh محافظة النبطية
Map of Lebanon with Nabatieh highlighted
Coordinates: 33°18′N 35°30′E
Country	Lebanon
Capital	Nabatieh
Government
• Governor	Mahmoud Al-Mawla
Area
• Total	1,058 km2 (408 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate  (31 December 2017)	383,839
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Nabatieh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة النبطية, Muḥāfaẓat an-Nabaṭiyyah) is one of the nine governorates of Lebanon. The area of this governorate is 1,058 km². The capital is Nabatieh.

Districts

Districts of the Nabatieh Governorate

The governorate is divided into four districts (Aqdiya, singular qadaa) containing 130 municipalities. The capitals are in brackets:

• Bint Jbeil (Bint Jbeil) – 36 municipalities
• Hasbaya (Hasbaya) – 20 municipalities
• Marjayoun (Marjayoun) – 32 municipalities
• Nabatieh (Nabatieh) – 42 municipalities

The view from Shreife IDF military post in Lebanon

Demographics

According to registered voters in 2014:

Religion in the Nabatieh Governorate

1. Shia Islam (78.32%)
2. Sunni Islam (7.26%)
3. Christianity (10.41%)
4. Druze (3.67%)
5. Other (0.34%)

Year	Christians					Muslims				Druze
	Total	Maronites	Greek Orthodox	Greek Catholics	Other Christians	Total	Shias	Sunnis	Alawites	Druze
2014	10.41%	5.52%	2.44%	1.89%	0.56%	85.59%	78.32%	7.26%	0.01%	3.67%

Cities, towns and villages

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

See also

• Southern Lebanon
• Jabal Amel