Keserwan-Jbeil
كسروان - جبيل | |
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Coordinates: 34°06′N 35°48′E / 34.1°N 35.8°E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Established | 7 September 2017 |
Capital | Jounieh |
Government | |
• Governor | Pauline Deeb |
Area | |
• Total | 722 km2 (279 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate (31 December 2017)
[2] | 282,222 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
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]
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.