Tripoli District, Lebanon

This article is about the district in Lebanon. For the district in Libya, see Tripoli District, Libya.

Tripoli District
District
A neighborhood in east Tripoli
Tripoli District Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°26′N 35°51′E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	North Governorate
Capital	Tripoli
Area
• Total	17 sq mi (45 km^2)
Population
• Estimate  (31 December 2017)	342,760
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

The Tripoli District is a small, but very densely populated district in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It consists of the city Tripoli, its port town El Mina and the surrounding area. The vast majority of residents are Sunni Muslim (approximately 80%), a small minority Orthodox and Maronite Christians, and a small minority of Alawite Muslims.

Municipalities

• Al-Qalamoun
• el-Mina
• Tripoli
• Baddawi

Demographics

As of 2022, the religious make-up of the District's 254,438 voters were roughly 83% Sunni, 7% Alawite, 5% Greek Orthodox, 2% Maronite Catholics, 1% Shia, and 2% others.^[1]

  Sunni (83%)

  Alawite (7%)

  Greek Orthodox (5%)

  Maronite Catholics (2%)

  Shia (1%)

  Others (2%)

References

1. "Mapping Lebanon: Data and statistics".