Tripoli District, Lebanon

Tripoli District
District
A neighborhood in east Tripoli
A neighborhood in east Tripoli
Tripoli District is located in Lebanon
Tripoli District
Tripoli District
Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°26′N 35°51′E / 34.433°N 35.850°E / 34.433; 35.850
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNorth Governorate
CapitalTripoli
Area
 • Total
17 sq mi (45 km2)
Population
 • Estimate 
(31 December 2017)
342,760
Time zoneUTC+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 Alawites.

Municipalities

Demographics

According to registered voters in 2014:

Year Christians Muslims Druze
Total Greek Orthodox Maronites Armenian Orthodox Greek Catholics Other Christians Total Sunnis Alawites Shias Druze
2014[1]
10.49%
5.62%
2.45%
0.84%
0.69%
0.89%
89.00%
80.76%
7.01%
1.23%
0.02%
2022[2]
10.87%
5.91%
2.40%
0.45%
0.43%
1.68%
89.13%
81.06%
6.93%
1.14%
0.00%
2026[3]
9.07%
5.72%
1.57%
0.62%
0.43%
0.73%
91.93%
82.88%
8.67%
0.38%
0.00%

Number of registered voters (21+ years old) over the years.

Years Men Women Total Growth (%)
2009 101,783 94,366 196,149 N/a
2010 103,058 Increase 95,484 Increase 198,542 Increase +1.21% Increase
2011 104,023 Increase 97,088 Increase 201,111 Increase +1.28% Increase
2012 105,619 Increase 98,842 Increase 204,461 Increase +1.64% Increase
2013 108,146 Increase 99,911 Increase 208,057 Increase +1.73% Increase
2014 109,984 Increase 102,111 Increase 212,095 Increase +1.90% Increase
2015 111,873 Increase 103,951 Increase 215,824 Increase +1.73% Decrease
2016 113,433 Increase 106,755 Increase 220,188 Increase +1.98% Increase
2017 119,782 Increase 113,158 Increase 232,940 Increase +5.47% Increase
2018 122,029 Increase 115,301 Increase 237,330 Increase +1.85% Decrease
2019 124,301 Increase 117,235 Increase 241,536 Increase +1.74% Decrease
2020 126,630 Increase 119,730 Increase 246,162 Increase +1.88% Increase
2021 128,539 Increase 121,534 Increase 250,073 Increase +1.56% Decrease
2022 130,768 Increase 123,670 Increase 254,438 Increase +1.72% Increase
2023 132,476 Increase 125,161 Increase 257,637 Increase +1.24% Decrease
2024 134,308 Increase 127,089 Increase 261,397 Increase +1.44% Increase
2025 136,282 Increase 128,839 Increase 265,121 Increase +1.40% Decrease
2026 N/a N/a 269,167 Increase +1.50% Increase
Source: DGCS [1]

References

  1. ^ https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الشمال/طرابلس/المذاهب/
  2. ^ "Mapping Lebanon: Data and statistics". today.lorientlejour.com (in English). 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Statify Lebanon". statisticslebanon.lb (in English). 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)