Tripoli District, Lebanon

This article is about the district in Lebanon. For the district in Libya, see Tripoli District, Libya.

Tripoli District
District
A neighborhood in east Tripoli
Tripoli District Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°26′N35°51′E / 34.433°N 35.850°E / 34.433; 35.850
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
Capital	Tripoli
Area
• Total	17 sq mi (45 km2)
Population
• Estimate  (31 December 2017)	342,760
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

The Tripoli District is a small, but very densely populated district in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It consists of the city Tripoli, its port town El Mina and the surrounding area. The vast majority of residents are Sunni Muslim (approximately 80%), a small minority Orthodox and Maronite Christians, and a small minority of Alawite Muslims.

Municipalities

• Al-Qalamoun
• el-Mina
• Tripoli
• Baddawi

Demographics

According to registered voters in 2014:

Year	Christians						Muslims				Druze
	Total	Greek Orthodox	Maronites	Armenian Orthodox	Greek Catholics	Other Christians	Total	Sunnis	Alawites	Shias	Druze
2014 [1]	10.49%	5.62%	2.45%	0.84%	0.69%	0.89%	89.00%	80.76%	7.01%	1.23%	0.02%

References

1. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الشمال/طرابلس/المذاهب/