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South Lebanon Governorate

South Lebanon Governorate (mohafazah, muhafazah, محافظة) is one of eight governorates of Lebanon.

Its consists of three districts (kaza, قضاء), Jezzine District, Saida (Sidon) District and Tyr (Sour) District. City of Saida (Sidon) hosts its administrative center.

During the municipal elections of 2004, South Lebanon Governorate counted 553 280 registered voters of which 305 087 voters.¹

Administrative division

Main article : Administrative divisions of Lebanon.

Municipalities South Lebanon Governorate

Main article : Municipalities of Lebanon

	Municipalities	District	Governorate
1	Aabbassiyeh	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
2	Aabra	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
3	Aaddoussiyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
4	Aadloun	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
5	Aalma ech Chaab	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
6	Aanqoun	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
7	Aaqtanit	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
8	Aarab Tabbaya	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
9	Aaramta	Jezzine	South Lebanon
10	Aaray	Jezzine	South Lebanon
11	Aaychiyeh	Jezzine	South Lebanon
12	Aaytit	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
13	Aazour	Jezzine	South Lebanon
14	Ain Baal (Sour)	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
15	Ain Ed Delb	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
16	Ain El Mir	Jezzine	South Lebanon
17	Anane	Jezzine	South Lebanon
18	Arzai	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
19	Arzoun	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
20	Babliyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
21	Baflay	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
22	Barich	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
23	Barti	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
24	Batoulay	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
25	Bazouriyeh	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
26	Bedias	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
27	Benouati	Jezzine	South Lebanon
28	Bissariyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
29	Biyad	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
30	Bkassine	Jezzine	South Lebanon
31	Bnaafoul	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
32	Borj Ech Chemali	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
33	Borj Rahhal - Ain Abou Abdallah - Ain Zarka	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
34	Bourgheliyeh	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
35	Boustane	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
36	Bqosta	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
37	Bramiyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
38	Bteddine El Liqch	Jezzine	South Lebanon
39	Chaitiyeh - Malkiyet Es Sahel	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
40	Chamaa	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
41	Chehabiyeh	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
42	Chehour	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
43	Chihine	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
44	Darb es Sim	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
45	Debaal	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
46	Deir Aames	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
47	Deir Kifa (Sour)	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
48	Deir Qanoun El Ain	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
49	Deir Qanoun En Nahr	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
50	Derdghaya	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
51	Dhayra	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
52	Erkay	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
53	Ghassaniyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
54	Ghaziyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
55	Hajjeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
56	Halloussiyeh	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
57	Hanaouay	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
58	Haret Saida	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
59	Hassaniyeh	Jezzine	South Lebanon
60	Haytoura	Jezzine	South Lebanon
61	Henniyeh	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
62	Hlaliyeh (Saida)	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
63	Hmairi	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
64	Homsiyeh	Jezzine	South Lebanon
65	Insariyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
66	Jarmaq	Jezzine	South Lebanon
67	Jbal El Botm	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
68	Jennata	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
69	Jernaya	Jezzine	South Lebanon
70	Jezzine - Ain Majdalayne	Jezzine	South Lebanon
71	Jibbain	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
72	Jouaiya	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
73	Kaouthariyet Es Siyad	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
74	Karkha	Jezzine	South Lebanon
75	Kfar Beit	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
76	Kfar Chellal	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
77	Kfar Falous	Jezzine	South Lebanon
78	Kfar Hatta	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
79	Kfar Houneh	Jezzine	South Lebanon
80	Kfar Jarra	Jezzine	South Lebanon
81	Kfar Melki	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
82	Kharayeb (Saida)	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
83	Khartoum	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
84	Kneisseh (Tyr)	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
85	Lebaa	Jezzine	South Lebanon
86	Louayzeh (Jezzine)	Jezzine	South Lebanon
87	Loubieh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
88	Maamariyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
89	Maarakeh	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
90	Maaroub	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
91	Machmoucheh	Jezzine	South Lebanon
92	Maghdoucheh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
93	Mahrouna	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
94	Majdel Zoun	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
95	Majdelyoun	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
96	Maknouniyeh	Jezzine	South Lebanon
97	Mansouri	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
98	Mazraat El Mechref	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
99	Merouahine	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
100	Merouaniyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
101	Midane (Jezzine)	Jezzine	South Lebanon
102	Miyeh ou Miyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
103	Mjadel (Tyr)	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
104	Mjeydil (Jezzine)	Jezzine	South Lebanon
105	Mlikh	Jezzine	South Lebanon
106	Naffakhiyeh	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
107	Najjariyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
108	Naqoura	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
109	Ouadi Jezzine	Jezzine	South Lebanon
110	Qaaqaaiyet Es Snaoubar	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
111	Qana	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
112	Qatine - Hidab	Jezzine	South Lebanon
113	Qaytouli	Jezzine	South Lebanon
114	Qennarit	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
115	Qlaileh	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
116	Qraiyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
117	Recheknanay	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
118	Rihan (Jezzine)	Jezzine	South Lebanon
119	Rimat - Chqedif	Jezzine	South Lebanon
120	Rmadiyeh	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
121	Roum	Jezzine	South Lebanon
122	Sabbah	Jezzine	South Lebanon
123	Saddiqine	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
124	Saida (Sidon)	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
125	Saksakiyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
126	Salhiyeh (Saida)	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
127	Sarafand	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
128	Saydoun	Jezzine	South Lebanon
129	Sejoud	Jezzine	South Lebanon
130	Selaa	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
131	Sfaray	Jezzine	South Lebanon
132	Snaiya	Jezzine	South Lebanon
133	Srifa	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
134	Tanbourit	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
135	Tayr Debba	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
136	Tayr Falsay	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
137	Tayr Harfa	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
138	Teffahta	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
139	Toura	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
140	Tyr (Sour)	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
141	Yanouh (Sour)	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
142	Yarine	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
143	Zalloutieh	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
144	Zebqine	Tyr (Sour)	South Lebanon
145	Zeita	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon
146	Zhilta	Jezzine	South Lebanon
147	Zrariyeh	Saida (Sidon)	South Lebanon

Federations of municipalities South Lebanon Governorate

Main article : Federation of municipalities.

	Federations of municipalities	Municipalities of the federation
1	Federation of Jabal El Rihan	Aaramta \| Aaychiyeh \| Louayzeh (Jezzine) \| Rihan (Jezzine) \| Sejoud
2	Federation of Jezzine Municipalities	Aaray \| Aazour \| Benouati \| Bkassine \| Bteddine El Liqch \| Haytoura \| Homsiyeh \| Jernaya \| Jezzine - Ain Majdalayne \| Karkha \| Kfar Falous \| Kfar Jarra \| Lebaa \| Machmoucheh \| Midane (Jezzine) \| Mjeydil (Jezzine) \| Ouadi Jezzine \| Qatine - Hidab \| Qaytouli \| Rimat - Chqedif \| Roum \| Sabbah \| Saydoun \| Sfaray \| Snaiya
3	Federation of Saida El Zahrani Municipalities	Aabra \| Aanqoun \| Ain Ed Delb \| Bqosta \| Bramiyeh \| Darb es Sim \| Ghaziyeh \| Haret Saida \| Hlaliyeh (Saida) \| Maghdoucheh \| Majdelyoun \| Miyeh ou Miyeh \| Qraiyeh \| Saida (Sidon) \| Salhiyeh (Saida) \| Tanbourit
4	Federation of Tyr (Sour) District Municipalities	Aabbassiyeh \| Aalma ech Chaab \| Aaytit \| Ain Baal (Sour) \| Barich \| Batoulay \| Bazouriyeh \| Borj Ech Chemali \| Chaitiyeh - Malkiyet Es Sahel \| Chehour \| Deir Qanoun En Nahr \| Jennata \| Jouaiya \| Kneisseh (Tyr) \| Maarakeh \| Maaroub \| Mahrouna \| Naqoura \| Qana \| Qlaileh \| Saddiqine \| Selaa \| Srifa \| Tayr Falsay \| Tayr Harfa \| Tyr (Sour) \| Yarine

Municipal elections

Municipal and ikhtiariah elections 2010
Municipalities	Electeurs Inscrits	Municipal councilors	Moukhtar
Aabbassiyeh
Aabra
Aaddoussiyeh
Aadloun
Aalma ech Chaab
Aanqoun
Aaqtanit
Aarab Tabbaya
Aaramta
Aaray
Aaychiyeh
Aaytit
Aazour
Ain Baal (Sour)
Ain Ed Delb
Ain El Mir
Anane
Arzai
Arzoun
Babliyeh
Baflay
Barich
Barti
Batoulay
Bazouriyeh
Bedias
Benouati
Bissariyeh
Biyad
Bkassine
Bnaafoul
Borj Ech Chemali
Borj Rahhal - Ain Abou Abdallah - Ain Zarka
Bourgheliyeh
Boustane
Bqosta
Bramiyeh
Bteddine El Liqch
Chaitiyeh - Malkiyet Es Sahel
Chamaa
Chehabiyeh
Chehour
Chihine
Darb es Sim
Debaal
Deir Aames
Deir Kifa (Sour)
Deir Qanoun El Ain
Deir Qanoun En Nahr
Derdghaya
Dhayra
Erkay
Ghassaniyeh
Ghaziyeh
Hajjeh
Halloussiyeh
Hanaouay
Haret Saida
Hassaniyeh
Haytoura
Henniyeh
Hlaliyeh (Saida)
Hmairi
Homsiyeh
Insariyeh
Jarmaq
Jbal El Botm
Jennata
Jernaya
Jezzine - Ain Majdalayne
Jibbain
Jouaiya
Kaouthariyet Es Siyad
Karkha
Kfar Beit
Kfar Chellal
Kfar Falous
Kfar Hatta
Kfar Houneh
Kfar Jarra
Kfar Melki
Kharayeb (Saida)
Khartoum
Kneisseh (Tyr)
Lebaa
Louayzeh (Jezzine)
Loubieh
Maamariyeh
Maarakeh
Maaroub
Machmoucheh
Maghdoucheh
Mahrouna
Majdel Zoun
Majdelyoun
Maknouniyeh
Mansouri
Mazraat El Mechref
Merouahine
Merouaniyeh
Midane (Jezzine)
Miyeh ou Miyeh
Mjadel (Tyr)
Mjeydil (Jezzine)
Mlikh
Naffakhiyeh
Najjariyeh
Naqoura
Ouadi Jezzine
Qaaqaaiyet Es Snaoubar
Qana
Qatine - Hidab
Qaytouli
Qennarit
Qlaileh
Qraiyeh
Recheknanay
Rihan (Jezzine)
Rimat - Chqedif
Rmadiyeh
Roum
Sabbah
Saddiqine
Saida (Sidon)
Saksakiyeh
Salhiyeh (Saida)
Sarafand
Saydoun
Sejoud
Selaa
Sfaray
Snaiya
Srifa
Tanbourit
Tayr Debba
Tayr Falsay
Tayr Harfa
Teffahta
Toura
Tyr (Sour)
Yanouh (Sour)
Yarine
Zalloutieh
Zebqine
Zeita
Zhilta
Zrariyeh

Finances (local authorities)

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Revenue of Independent Municipal Fund (2012)
Municipalities	Revenues (Thousands Lebanese Pound)
Aabbassiyeh
Aabra
Aaddoussiyeh
Aadloun
Aalma ech Chaab
Aanqoun
Aaqtanit
Aarab Tabbaya
Aaramta
Aaray
Aaychiyeh
Aaytit
Aazour
Ain Baal (Sour)
Ain Ed Delb
Ain El Mir
Anane
Arzai
Arzoun
Babliyeh
Baflay
Barich
Barti
Batoulay
Bazouriyeh
Bedias
Benouati
Bissariyeh
Biyad
Bkassine
Bnaafoul
Borj Ech Chemali
Borj Rahhal - Ain Abou Abdallah - Ain Zarka
Bourgheliyeh
Boustane
Bqosta
Bramiyeh
Bteddine El Liqch
Chaitiyeh - Malkiyet Es Sahel
Chamaa
Chehabiyeh
Chehour
Chihine
Darb es Sim
Debaal
Deir Aames
Deir Kifa (Sour)
Deir Qanoun El Ain
Deir Qanoun En Nahr
Derdghaya
Dhayra
Erkay
Ghassaniyeh
Ghaziyeh
Hajjeh
Halloussiyeh
Hanaouay
Haret Saida
Hassaniyeh
Haytoura
Henniyeh
Hlaliyeh (Saida)
Hmairi
Homsiyeh
Insariyeh
Jarmaq
Jbal El Botm
Jennata
Jernaya
Jezzine - Ain Majdalayne
Jibbain
Jouaiya
Kaouthariyet Es Siyad
Karkha
Kfar Beit
Kfar Chellal
Kfar Falous
Kfar Hatta
Kfar Houneh
Kfar Jarra
Kfar Melki
Kharayeb (Saida)
Khartoum
Kneisseh (Tyr)
Lebaa
Louayzeh (Jezzine)
Loubieh
Maamariyeh
Maarakeh
Maaroub
Machmoucheh
Maghdoucheh
Mahrouna
Majdel Zoun
Majdelyoun
Maknouniyeh
Mansouri
Mazraat El Mechref
Merouahine
Merouaniyeh
Midane (Jezzine)
Miyeh ou Miyeh
Mjadel (Tyr)
Mjeydil (Jezzine)
Mlikh
Naffakhiyeh
Najjariyeh
Naqoura
Ouadi Jezzine
Qaaqaaiyet Es Snaoubar
Qana
Qatine - Hidab
Qaytouli
Qennarit
Qlaileh
Qraiyeh
Recheknanay
Rihan (Jezzine)
Rimat - Chqedif
Rmadiyeh
Roum
Sabbah
Saddiqine
Saida (Sidon)
Saksakiyeh
Salhiyeh (Saida)
Sarafand
Saydoun
Sejoud
Selaa
Sfaray
Snaiya
Srifa
Tanbourit
Tayr Debba
Tayr Falsay
Tayr Harfa
Teffahta
Toura
Tyr (Sour)
Yanouh (Sour)
Yarine
Zalloutieh
Zebqine
Zeita
Zhilta
Zrariyeh

Local authorities took part in a development project

	Local authorities	District	Governorate
1	Aabbassiyeh	Tyr (Sour) District	South Lebanon
2	Aabra	Saida (Sidon) District	South Lebanon
3	Aadloun	Saida (Sidon) District	South Lebanon
4	Barich	Tyr (Sour) District	South Lebanon
5	Bissariyeh	Saida (Sidon) District	South Lebanon
6	Chehour	Tyr (Sour) District	South Lebanon
7	Deir Qanoun En Nahr	Tyr (Sour) District	South Lebanon
8	Federation of Saida El Zahrani Municipalities	Saida (Sidon) District	South Lebanon
9	Haret Saida	Saida (Sidon) District	South Lebanon
10	Jezzine - Ain Majdalayne	Jezzine District	South Lebanon
11	Majdelyoun	Saida (Sidon) District	South Lebanon
12	Saddiqine	Tyr (Sour) District	South Lebanon
13	Saida (Sidon)	Saida (Sidon) District	South Lebanon
14	Sarafand	Saida (Sidon) District	South Lebanon
15	Saydoun	Jezzine District	South Lebanon
16	Srifa	Tyr (Sour) District	South Lebanon
17	Tayr Harfa	Tyr (Sour) District	South Lebanon
18	Tyr (Sour)	Tyr (Sour) District	South Lebanon

Footnotes and references

↑ 1 Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (Republic of Lebanon - http://www.moim.gov.lb)