Beqaa Governorate
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Beqaa ( ') is a governorates of Lebanon, governorate in Lebanon.


Districts

Since 2014, Beqaa Governorate contains three districts: * Western Beqaa District, West Beqaa * Rashaya District, Rashaya * Zahle District, Zahle A law was passed in 2003 to separate Baalbek District and Hermel District from Beqaa Governorate to form a new governorate, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate. Implementation of Baalbek-Hermel began in 2014 with the appointment of its first governor.


Demographics

According to voter registration data, the governorate is approximately 41% Christian to 52% Muslim to 7% Druze (313505 voters). In the district (qadaa) of Zahlé (meaning an area much greater than that of the city proper), Christians form a majority of 55% of voters (172555 in total). In the district of West Beqaa-Rashaya (the two are combined as an electoral district), Christians account for 22.22% of voters (140950 in total).


References

Beqaa Governorate, Governorates of Lebanon {{Lebanon-geo-stub