Category Unitary state Subdivisions District | Location Lebanon | |
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Number 8 governorates (as of 2014) Government Governorate government, National government | ||
Lebanon is divided into eight governorates (muhafazah):
All of the governorates except for Beirut are divided into districts, and then subdivided into municipalities.
Implementation of the two newest governorates, Akkar and Baalbek-Hermel, remains ongoing since their establishment in 2014.
References
Governorates of Lebanon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA