Location

The municipality of Bchamoun is located in the Kaza of Aaley one of is one of the eight mohafazats (governorates) of Lebanon. Bchamoun is 18 kilometers (11.1852 mi) away from Beyrouth (Beirut) the capital of Lebanon. It's elevations is of 460 meters (1509.26 ft - 503.056 yd) above sea level. Bchamoun surface stretches for 625  hectares (6.25 km² - 2.4125 mi²) .

Local Authorities and Skills

The municipality have an elected municipal council for 6 years. Its has administrative and financial independence but remains under the control and supervision of the central government.

Population and Voters

Aaynab counted 6721 residents (estimation). In the last municipal lebanese elections of 2004, its accounted 4047 resgitered voters of which 2402 actual voters.

Schools : Bchamoun account 7 schools, 5 public schools and 2 private schools. Thus, 948 students are schooled in the public institutions, and 2105 are schooled in the private ones.

Hospitals : There are no hospitals in Bchamoun per say.

Indicator of economic dynamism : There are 28 companies with more than 5 employees in Bchamoun.

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