The Jezzine District (Arabic: قضاء جزين) is a district in the South Governorate of Lebanon. The capital is Jezzine.
Jezzine District | |
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District | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | South Governorate |
Capital | Jezzine |
Area | |
• Total | 93 sq mi (241 km2) |
Population | |
• Estimate (31 December 2017) | 31,575 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Some notable towns other than its capital Jezzine include Kfarhouna, Aichiyé, Bkassine, Kfar Falous, Jernaya and Homsiyé.
Demographics
editAs of 2022, the religious make-up of the District's 62,120 voters were roughly 56% Maronite Catholics, 22% Shia, 14% Greek Catholic, 3% Sunni, 3% Greek Orthodox and 2% others.[2]
Gallery
editReferences
edit- ^ Brinkhoff, Thomas (2 March 2019). "Lebanon: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Mapping Lebanon: Data and statistics".