Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate

Keserwan-Jbeil (Arabic: كسروان - جبيل) is the most recently created governorate of Lebanon. It consists of the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan.^[3] Keserwan-Jbeil covers an area of 722 km² (279 sq mi)^[1] and is bounded by the North Governorate to the north, the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate to the east, the Mount Lebanon Governorate to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The capital is at Jounieh.^[4]

Keserwan-Jbeil كسروان - جبيل
Governorate of Lebanon
Location of Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34.1°N 35.8°E / 34.1; 35.8
Country	Lebanon
Established	7 September 2017
Capital	Jounieh
Government
• Governor	Pauline Deeb
Area [1]
• Total	722 km2 (279 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate  (31 December 2017)[2]	282,222
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

As of the end of 2017, the combined population of the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan was estimated to be 282,222.^[2] Maronites comprise a large majority of the population in the governorate, while Shiites are the next largest confessional group. In the 2018 Lebanese general election, Jbeil and Keserwan formed the Mount Lebanon I electoral district which was allotted eight parliamentary seats in total, seven Maronite and one Shia.^[5]

A proposal to separate the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan from Mount Lebanon Governorate was first submitted to Parliament in 2003.^[6] The new governorate was finally established by the gazetting of Law 52 on 7 September 2017.^[4][7] Implementation of the governorate began in 2020 with the appointment of its first governor, Pauline Deeb.^[8]

Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve is located in the governorate.^[9]

Districts

Districts of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate

The governorate is divided into two districts (aqḍiyah, singular qaḍāʼ):

District	Arabic name	Capital
Keserwan	قضاء كسروان	Jounieh
Byblos	قضاء جبيل	Byblos

The districts of Jbeil and Keserwan were part of Mount Lebanon Governorate until 7 September 2017, when they were separated to form Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate.^[10][4]

Demographics

According to registered voters in 2014:

Religion in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate

1. Christianity (87.43%)
2. Shia Islam (10.11%)
3. Sunni Islam (1.86%)
4. Other (0.6%)

Religion in Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate including Mount Lebanon Governorate

1. Christianity (62.98%)
2. Druze (18.9%)
3. Sunni Islam (9.06%)
4. Shia Islam (8.55%)
5. Other (0.51%)

Year	Christians						Muslims				Druze
	Total	Maronites	Greek Orthodox	Greek Catholics	Armenian Orthodox	Other Christians	Total	Shias	Sunnis	Alawites	Druze
2014[11]	87.43%	75.70%	4.11%	3.59%	1.54%	2.49%	11.98%	10.11%	1.86%	0.01%	0.02%

Cities, towns and villages

This list includes all cities, towns and villages with more than 6,000 registered voters in 2014:^[12]

English Name	Population	District
Jounieh	16,310	Keserwan District
Byblos	8,727	Byblos District
Qartaba	6,212	Byblos District