Governorates of Lebanon

Governorates of Lebanon محافظات لبنان (Arabic)
Also known as: Muhafazah

Category	Unitary state
Location	Lebanon
Number	8 governorates (as of 2014)
Government	Governorate government, National government
Subdivisions	District

Lebanon

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Lebanon
Constitution Constitution of 1926
Executive President List of presidents Incumbent: Michel Aoun Prime Minister Incumbent: Saad Hariri Cabinet
Legislature Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Current members
Political parties Lebanese Forces Movement of the Future Kataeb Party Hezbollah Free Patriotic Movement Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Elections Presidential: 2008, 2014–2016 General: 2009, next
Other issues Governorates Districts Municipalities Armed Forces Human rights Foreign relations
Other countries Atlas

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.^[1]

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