Keserwan-Jbeil_Governorate
Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Governorate of Lebanon
Keserwan-Jbeil (Arabic: كسروان - جبيل) is the most recently created governorate of Lebanon. It consists of the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan.[3] Keserwan-Jbeil covers an area of 722 km2 (279 sq mi)[1] 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.[4]
As of the end of 2017, the combined population of the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan was estimated to be 282,222.[2] 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.[5]
A proposal to separate the districts of Jbeil and Keserwan from Mount Lebanon Governorate was first submitted to Parliament in 2003.[6] The new governorate was finally established by the gazetting of Law 52 on 7 September 2017.[4][7] Implementation of the governorate began in 2020 with the appointment of its first governor, Pauline Deeb.[8]
Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve is located in the governorate.
