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Beqaa Governorate مقاطعة البقاع
Governorate of Lebanon
Map of Lebanon with Beqaa highlighted
Coordinates: 33°50′N 35°54′E / 33.833°N 35.900°E / 33.833; 35.900
Country	Lebanon
Capital	Zahlé
Government
• Governor	Kamal Abou Jaoudeh (Independent)
Area
• Total	1,433 km2 (553 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2017)
• Total	534,342
• Density	372.9/km2 (965.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	LB-BI

Beqaa Governorate (Arabic: مقاطعة البقاع, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-Biqāʿ) is a governorate in Lebanon and one of the eight districts of the country. It is located in the eastern part of Lebanon and borders Syria. The capital of the district is the city of Zahlé.^[1][2]

Districts

Since 2014, Beqaa Governorate contains three districts:

• West Beqaa
• Rashaya
• Zahle

A law (Law 522) was passed on 16 July 2003 to separate Baalbek District and Hermel District from Beqaa Governorate to form the new Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.^[3] Implementation of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate began in 2014 with the appointment of its first governor.^[4]

Demographics

According to registered voters in 2014:

References

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