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Hasbaya District

District in Nabatiyeh Governorate, Lebanon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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Hasbaya District
District
Hasbaya District
Hasbaya District
Location in Lebanon
Location in Lebanon
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatiyeh Governorate
CapitalHasbaya
Area
 • Total
102 sq mi (265 km2)
Population
 • Estimate 
(31 December 2017)
37,784
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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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:

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Year Christians Muslims Druze in Lebanon
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%
2022[2]
22.15%
9.39%
8.63%
3.61%
0.52%
48.70%
46.80%
1.90%
0.00%
29.15%
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