Nabatieh District

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Nabatieh
District
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Nabatieh District
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Location in Lebanon
CountryFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Governorate Nabatieh Governorate
Capital Nabatieh
Area
  Total117 sq mi (304 km2)
Population
  Estimate 
(31 December 2017)
155,233
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

The Nabatieh District is a district in the Nabatieh Governorate of Lebanon. The capital of the district is Nabatieh.

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Municipalities

The following 42 municipalities are all located in the Nabatieh District:

Demographics

According to registered voters in 2014:

Year Christians Muslims Druze
Total Maronites Greek Catholics Other Christians Total Shias Sunnis Alawites Druze
2014 [1]
3.84%
2.79%
0.75%
0.30%
95.79%
93.49%
2.29%
0.02%
0.01%

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