Tyr (Sour) District

Tyr (Sour) District (kaza, caza, qadaa, قضاء) is one of three districts of South Lebanon Governorate.

Its administrative center is locate in the historic city of Tyr (Sour), one of the oldest coastal cities of the Mediterranean Basin.

Tyr (Sour) has a sandy coastline considered one of the most beautiful and largest of Lebanon.

Its surface area is 418 sq. km. It has a coastal strip from the Litani River north to the international border in the South. The coastal strip includes a fertile agricultural plain where spread of banana plantations and citrus fruits which form a significant part of the production of these fruits at the national level.

Tyr (Sour) District is bounded on the north by Saida (Sidon) District, on the east by Bent Jbayl District and on the South by the international border. Its population is estimated at 178 920 inhabitants, equivalent to 4.2% of the total population of Lebanon spread over large number of cities with more than 15 000 inhabitants, such as Jouaiya and Maarakeh.

During the municipal elections of 2004, there were 167 480 residents, 252 019 registered voters which 133 430 voters in the Tyr (Sour) District.