# Zgharta District

Zgharta Alzawieh District (Arabic: زغرتا الزاوية) is a district (qadaa) of the North Governorate, northern Lebanon. Its capital is the city of Zgharta.

## Geography

The administrative center is the city of Zgharta. The district has 101 populated areas with 30 municipalities covering 37 villages. Some areas share the same municipality such as Ehden/Zgharta, Kfarsghab/Morh Kfarsghab, and Miziara/Harf Miziara. And there is one Municipalities Union.
The district has a population of around 81,490.
The district elevation is about 40 meters along the coast line and clmbs up to a height of 2,550 meters at the highest point of the Mount Lebanon mountain range.
The highest populated part of the district overlooks the Qozhaya Valley, which is the northern branch of the Holy Valley of Qadisha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve is in the mountains within the district. This higher part of the district is a visitor destination, including the Monastery of Mar Sarkis and the Monastery of Qozhaya areas.

## Economy

Agriculture stays the main activity of the district with an important olive oil production in the coastal area and fruits (apple and pears) in the mountain area. The recent years saw the development of a modest service sector around the economic pole of Zgharta.

## Demographics

The officially registered population of the district was estimated to 90,000 in 1998. Around 50% of residents live in the economic pole of Zgharta: Zgharta, Rachiine, Kfardlakos, Kfarhata, Mijdlayiah, Ardeh, Harf Ardeh.
According to registered voters in 2014:
| Year | Christians | Christians | Christians | Christians | Christians | Muslims | Muslims | Muslims | Muslims | Druze |
| Year | Total | Maronites | Greek Orthodox | Greek Catholics | Other Christians | Total | Sunnis | Shias | Alawites | Druze |
| 2014 | 87.10% | 79.42% | 5.67% | 1.11% | 0.90% | 12.69% | 12.41% | 0.19% | 0.09% | 0.01% |

## Towns and villages

| Village | Arabic name | GPS Coord |
| Aarjes | عرجس | 34°19′51″N 35°52′53″E﻿ / ﻿34.33083°N 35.88139°E﻿ / 34.33083; 35.88139﻿ (Aarjes) |
| Aintourine | عينتورين | 34°17′06″N 35°57′25″E﻿ / ﻿34.28500°N 35.95694°E﻿ / 34.28500; 35.95694﻿ (Aintourine) |
| Aitou | أيطو | 34°18′31″N 35°55′11″E﻿ / ﻿34.30861°N 35.91972°E﻿ / 34.30861; 35.91972﻿ (Aitou) |
| Alma | علما | |
| Arbet Kozhaya | عربة قزحيا | 34°17′42″N 35°55′32″E﻿ / ﻿34.29500°N 35.92556°E﻿ / 34.29500; 35.92556﻿ (Arbet Kozhaya) |
| Ardeh | ارده | |
| Achach | عشاش | |
| Aslout | اسلوت | |
| Asnoun | اصنون | 34°23′15″N 35°53′11″E﻿ / ﻿34.38750°N 35.88639°E﻿ / 34.38750; 35.88639﻿ (Asnoun) |
| Basloukit | بسلوقيت | |
| Bchennine | بشنين | |
| Beit Awkar | بيت عوكر | |
| Beit Obeid | بيت عبيد | |
| Besbeel | بسبعل | |
| Bhairet Toula | بحيرة تولا | 34°19′23″N 35°58′15″E﻿ / ﻿34.32306°N 35.97083°E﻿ / 34.32306; 35.97083﻿ (Bhairet Toula) |
| Bnachii | بنشعي | 34°19′58″N 35°53′43″E﻿ / ﻿34.33278°N 35.89528°E﻿ / 34.33278; 35.89528﻿ (Bnachii) |
| Bousit | بوسيط | |
| Daraya | داريا | 34°19′44″N 35°52′07″E﻿ / ﻿34.32889°N 35.86861°E﻿ / 34.32889; 35.86861﻿ (Daraya) |
| Ehden | أهدن | |
| Ejbeh | اجبع | 34°18′33″N 35°56′37″E﻿ / ﻿34.30917°N 35.94361°E﻿ / 34.30917; 35.94361﻿ (Ejbeh) |
| Fraydiss | مزرعة الفريديس | |
| Haret Al Fawar | حارة الفوار | 34°25′57″N 35°53′13″E﻿ / ﻿34.432363°N 35.88705°E﻿ / 34.432363; 35.88705 |
| Harf Ardeh | حرف أرده | |
| Harf Miziara | حرف مزيارة | 34°20′06″N 35°56′23″E﻿ / ﻿34.33500°N 35.93972°E﻿ / 34.33500; 35.93972﻿ (Harf Miziara) |
| Hawqa | حوقا | 34°16′20″N 35°56′30″E﻿ / ﻿34.27222°N 35.94167°E﻿ / 34.27222; 35.94167﻿ (Hawqa) |
| Hilan | حيلان | |
| Houmeiss | حميص | 34°19′43″N 35°55′59″E﻿ / ﻿34.32861°N 35.93306°E﻿ / 34.32861; 35.93306﻿ (Houmeiss) |
| Iaal | ايعال | 34°22′N 35°55′E﻿ / ﻿34.367°N 35.917°E﻿ / 34.367; 35.917﻿ (Iaal) |
| Jdaydeh | جديدة | |
| Kadrieh | القادرية | |
| Karahbache | قره باش | 34°23′37″N 35°53′40″E﻿ / ﻿34.39361°N 35.89444°E﻿ / 34.39361; 35.89444﻿ (Karahbache) |
| Karmsaddeh | كرمسدة | 34°18′21″N 35°53′23″E﻿ / ﻿34.30583°N 35.88972°E﻿ / 34.30583; 35.88972﻿ (Karmsaddeh) |
| Kfardlakos | كفردلاقوس | |
| Kfarfou | كفرفو | 34°19′05″N 35°52′48″E﻿ / ﻿34.31806°N 35.88000°E﻿ / 34.31806; 35.88000﻿ (Kfarfou) |
| Kfarhawra | كفرحورا | |
| Kfarsghab | كفرصغاب | 34°16′42″N 35°57′44″E﻿ / ﻿34.27833°N 35.96222°E﻿ / 34.27833; 35.96222﻿ (Kfarsghab) |
| Kfarshakhna | كفرشخنا | |
| Kfarhata | كفرحاتا | 34°22′58″N 35°53′51″E﻿ / ﻿34.38278°N 35.89750°E﻿ / 34.38278; 35.89750﻿ (Kfarhata) |
| Kfaryachit | كفرياشيت | 34°20′46″N 35°53′40″E﻿ / ﻿34.34611°N 35.89444°E﻿ / 34.34611; 35.89444﻿ (Kfaryachit) |
| Kfarzeina | كفرزينا | |
| Khaldieh | خالدية | |
| Kifraya | كفريا | |
| Mazraat En Nahr | مزرعة النهر | 34°16′50″N 35°53′54″E﻿ / ﻿34.28056°N 35.89833°E﻿ / 34.28056; 35.89833﻿ (Mazraat En Nahr) |
| Mazraat Al Toufah | مزرعة التفاح | |
| Mazraat Hraikis | مزرعة حريقص | |
| Mejdlaya | مجدليا | |
| Miriata | مرياطه | |
| Miziara | مزيارة | 34°19′58″N 35°55′49″E﻿ / ﻿34.33278°N 35.93028°E﻿ / 34.33278; 35.93028﻿ (Miziara) |
| Morh Kfarsghab | مرح كفرصغاب | 34°20′11″N 35°54′12″E﻿ / ﻿34.33639°N 35.90333°E﻿ / 34.33639; 35.90333﻿ (Morh Kfarsghab) |
| Rachiine | رشعين | |
| Raskifa | راسكيفا | 34°18′38″N 35°52′01″E﻿ / ﻿34.31056°N 35.86694°E﻿ / 34.31056; 35.86694﻿ (Raskifa) |
| Sakhra | صخرا | |
| Sebhel | سبعل | 34°18′53″N 35°54′31″E﻿ / ﻿34.31472°N 35.90861°E﻿ / 34.31472; 35.90861﻿ (Sebhel) |
| Sereel | سرعل | 34°17′24″N 35°54′41″E﻿ / ﻿34.29000°N 35.91139°E﻿ / 34.29000; 35.91139﻿ (Sereel) |
| Toula | تولا | 34°19′03″N 35°57′49″E﻿ / ﻿34.31750°N 35.96361°E﻿ / 34.31750; 35.96361﻿ (Toula) |
| Zgharta | زغرتا | |