Nabatieh
محافظة النبطية | |
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Coordinates: 33°18′N 35°30′E / 33.300°N 35.500°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Capital | Nabatieh |
Government | |
• Governor | Mahmoud Al-Mawla |
Area | |
• Total | 1,058 km2 (408 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate (31 December 2017)[1] | 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.
The governorate is divided into four districts (Aqdiya, singular qadaa) containing 116 municipalities. The capitals are in brackets:
Religion in the Nabatieh Governorate
In the Nabatieh Governorate, the population is approximately 60% Shia Muslim, 3% Sunni Muslim, 30% Christian, and 7% Druze