Governorates of Lebanon

First-level administrative division of Lebanon

Lebanon is divided into nine governorates (muhafazah). Each governorate is headed by a governor (muhafiz):

All of the governorates except for Beirut and Akkar are divided into districts, which are further subdivided into municipalities.

The newest governorate is Keserwan-Jbeil, which was gazetted on 7 September 2017^[3][4] but whose first governor, Pauline Deeb, was not appointed until 2020.^[5] Implementation of the next most recently created governorates, Akkar and Baalbek-Hermel, also remains ongoing since the appointment of their first governors in 2014.^[6]

See also

• Politics of Lebanon

References

1. Law, Gwillim. "Lebanon Provinces". Statoids. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
2. Brinkhoff, Thomas (2 March 2019). "Lebanon: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
3. "إنشاء محافظة جديدة في جبل لبنان باسم "كسروان الفتوح وجبيل"" (in Arabic). Legal Informatics Center, Lebanese University. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
4. "Le découpage administratif du Liban en 2017" (in French). Localiban. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
5. "Basket of appointments fills key economic posts". BusinessNews.com.lb. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
6. "Cabinet Appoints 5 New Governors, Accepts Qaloush's Resignation". Naharnet. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

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