Tripoli District

The Tripoli District is a small, but very densely populated district in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It consists of the city Tripoli 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.

Tripoli District
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′N 35°51′E
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
CapitalTripoli
Area
 • Total17 sq mi (45 km2)
Population
 • Total310,980[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Municipalities

Denominational makeup of the population

By registed voters in the district.

Total 232,940
Denominations Percentage
Christians 9.12%
Maronites 2.25%
Greek Orthodox 5.18%
Greek Catholic 0.63%
Armenian 0.86%
Protestants 0.2%
Muslims 89.9%
Sunnis 81.9%
Shiites 1.18%
Druzes 0.01%
Alawites 6.8%

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References
  1. "Tripoli District". Localiban.org. Centre de resources sur le développement local au Liban. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. http://lebanonelectiondata.org/confessions.html
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