Bkeftine
Bkeftine
بكفتين | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bkeftine Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 34°23′00″N 35°52′00″E / 34.38333°N 35.86667°E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | North Governorate |
| District | Koura District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Bkeftine (Arabic: بكفتين, romanized: Bkeftīn) is a village in the Koura District of Lebanon. The population is majorly Greek Orthodox and includes other confessions. It is 180 metres above sea level, and has an area of 2.6 square kilometres (0.99 sq mi). In 2004 there were 941 residents, of whom 602 were registered voters but just 380 actually voted in the municipal elections.
Demographics
In 2014, Christians made up 86.89% and Muslims made up 12.34% of registered voters in Bkeftine. 60.41% of the voters were Greek Orthodox, 23.91% were Maronite Catholics and 12.08% were Sunni Muslims.
References
- ↑ "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. p. 22. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Localiban.org". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ↑ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة بكفتين، قضاء الكورة محافظة الشمال في لبنان".
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