Hasbaya District

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Hasbaya District
District
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Hasbaya District
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Location in Lebanon
CountryFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Governorate Nabatiyeh Governorate
Capital Hasbaya
Area
  Total102 sq mi (265 km2)
Population
  Estimate 
(31 December 2017)
37,784
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

The Hasbaya District is one of the four districts in the Nabatiyeh Governorate of Lebanon. It lies in the southeast, bordering Syria to the east and Israel to the south. The capital of the district is Hasbaya, a town with a population that is mostly Druze oriented and some Christians.

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33°23′55″N35°40′58″E / 33.3985°N 35.6829°E / 33.3985; 35.6829

Municipalities

The following 20 municipalities are all located in the Hasbaya District:

Demographics

According to registered voters in 2014:

Year Christians Muslims Druze
Total Greek Orthodox Maronites Greek Catholics Other Christians Total Sunnis Shias Alawites Druze
2014 [1]
15.86%
8.29%
4.28%
2.30%
0.99%
51.58%
48.75%
2.83%
0.00%
32.17%

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