South Governorate
South Governorate is one of the governorates of Lebanon, with a population of 590,000 inhabitants and an area of 929.6 km2. The capital is Sidon. The lowest elevation is sea-level; the highest is 1,000 meters. The local population is religiously diverse and includes Shia and Sunni Muslims, Druze, Eastern Orthodox, Maronite, Protestant, and Greek Catholic Christians. Temperatures can drop to 4 °C during winter with much rain and snow on the higher ground. In the humid summer, temperatures can rise to 30 °C in the coastal areas. The governorate has several rivers: the Litani, Deir El Zahrani, Naqoura, Awali, Qasmiye, and Hasbani. The area is famous for its citrus and banana farms. Its main cities are Sidon, Tyre and Jezzine.
Districts
The governorate is divided into four districts containing 181 municipalities. The capitals are in brackets:- Jezzine – 56 municipalities
- Sidon – 53 municipalities
- Tyre – 72 municipalities
Demographics
According to registered voters in 2014:Shias make up the majority of the governorate and are the main residents of the Zahrani Tyre districts. Sunnis are the main residents of Sidon the capital of the governorate and the third largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli. Christians are mainly residents of the Jezzine district and form a small community in the cities of Tyre, which is the fourth-most-populous city in Lebanon.
Cities, towns and villages
This list includes all cities, towns and villages with more than 6,000 registered voters in 2014:| English name | Population | District |
| Sidon | 58,475 | Sidon District |
| Tyre | 29,410 | Tyre District |
| Jwaya | 10,935 | Tyre District |
| Jezzine | 8,276 | Jezzine District |
| As-Sarafand | 7,326 | Sidon District |
| Al-Ghaziyah | 7,221 | Sidon District |
| Qana | 7,107 | Tyre District |
| Maarakah | 6,124 | Tyre District |