Baabda District

Baabda District, sometimes spelled B'abda, is a district of Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, to the south and east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The region is also popularly known as "Southern Matn District", as distinct from Northern Matn District,. The capital of Baabda District is the city of Baabda.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the Baabda district are mainly Maronite Catholics, Shia Muslims and Druze. Shia Muslims in the Baabda district mostly inhabit the coastal area of the district which lies directly south of Beirut. This area is also known as Dahieh or the southern suburbs of Beirut. The Druze on the other hand, live in the mountainous area further inland.
As of the elections, six seats in the Lebanese Parliament are allocated to Baabda. Three of these seats are allocated to Maronite Catholics, two to the Shi'a Muslims and one to the Druze.

City	Population
Abadiyeh	7,900
Baabda*	9,000
Bourj el-Barajneh*	25,000
Chebanieh	1,300
Chiyah*	17,000
Falougha	3,500
Furn el Chebbak*	17,000
Ghbeireh*	28,000
Hadath*	20,500
Hammana	7,750
Hazmieh*	3,900
Kornayel	3,600
Kfarchima	6,300
Ras el Matn	8,000
Salima	3,600
Wadi Chahrour	6,700

Note: starred cities are part of metropolitan Beirut.
According to registered voters in 2014:

Environment and archaeology

Baabda District is the source of amber sites dating from 120 million years ago that have uncovered among the oldest lizards including the Baabdasaurus, and also many insects.

Cities and towns

Abadiyeh
Ain el Remmaneh
Araya
Arbiniyeh
Baabda
Baalchmay
Betchay
Bmariam
Btekhnay
Bourj el-Barajneh
Chbaniyeh
Chiyah
Deir el Haref
Falougha
Jouar el-Haouz
Furn el Chebbak
Ghobeiry
Hadath
Hammana
Haret Hreik
Haret el Sitt
Hazmieh
Hlaliyeh
Jamhour
Kfarshima
Kfar Selouane
Khraybeh
Knaisseh
Kornayel
Kortada
Krayyeh
Ksaibe
Laylakeh
Qalaa
Qoubbei
Ras el-Matn
Salima
Sebnay
Tarchich
Tohwita
Wadi Chahrour
Yarze