my-server
← Wiki

Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate

Keserwan-Jbeil () is the most recently created governorate of Lebanon. It consists of the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan. Keserwan-Jbeil covers an area of 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.

As of the end of 2017, the combined population of the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan was estimated to be 282,222. 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.

A proposal to separate the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan from Mount Lebanon Governorate was first submitted to Parliament in 2003. The new governorate was finally established by the gazetting of Law 52 on 7 September 2017. Implementation of the governorate began in 2020 with the appointment of its first governor, Pauline Deeb.

Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve is located in the governorate.

The 2025 Municipal and Mayoral elections in Keserwan and Byblos where included in the Mount Lebanon elections as districts of Mount Lebanon and not as its own governorate.

Districts

The governorate is divided into two districts (', singular qaḍāʼ):

The districts of Jbeil and Keserwan were part of Mount Lebanon Governorate until 7 September 2017, when they were separated to form Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate.

Demographics

According to registered voters in 2014:

Cities, towns and villages

This list includes all cities, towns and villages with more than 6,000 registered voters in 2014:

References