Beqaa Governorate

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Beqaa Governorate
مقاطعة البقاع
Governorate of Lebanon
Map of Lebanon with Beqaa highlighted
Map of Lebanon with Beqaa highlighted
Coordinates: 33°50′N 35°54′E / 33.833°N 35.900°E / 33.833; 35.900
Country Lebanon
CapitalZahlé
Government
 • GovernorKamal Abou Jaoudeh (Independent)
Area
 • Total
1,433 km2 (553 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2017)
 • Total
534,342
 • Density372.9/km2 (965.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLB-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

Beqaa Governorate

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

According to registered voters in 2014:

Religion in the Beqaa Governorate
  1. Christianity (41.3%)
  2. Sunni Islam (36.5%)
  3. Shia Islam (15.1%)
  4. Druze (6.79%)
  5. Other (0.33%)
Religion in the Beqaa Governorate including the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
  1. Shia Islam (43.0%)
  2. Sunni Islam (25.5%)
  3. Christianity (27.8%)
  4. Druze (3.45%)
  5. 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]
41.29%
13.04%
12.74%
8.76%
2.95%
1.74%
2.06%
51.59%
36.52%
15.07%
0.01%
6.79%

References