| Matn District | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Official Name: | Arabic: قضاء المتن |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lebanon |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mount Lebanon |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jdeideh |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 265 |
| Population Est: | 523,593 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 31 December 2017 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Matn (ar|قضاء المتن, ), sometimes spelled Metn (or preceded by the article El, as in El Matn), is a district (qadaa) in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut.[1] The district capital is Jdeideh (followed to Jdeideh, Bouchrieh, El Sedd Municipality).
Matn is one of the most popular areas in Lebanon, with its rich scenery and its splendid view of the Mediterranean. Matn's population is almost entirely Christian with some Druze in the region, mostly in Beit Mery, Broummana, Mtein and Zarooun.
The Matn district is also popularly known as Northern Matn District (Arabic: قضاء المتن الشمالي ) not to be confused with Southern Matn (Arabic: المتن الجنوبي ) which is part of Baabda District and with Uppermost Matn (Arabic: المتن الأعلى ) which is part of Baabda District.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Jdeideh | 8,000 | |
| Bourj Hammoud | 45,000 | |
| Bouchrieh | 25,000 | |
| Antelias | 9,500 | |
| Brummana | 4,800 | |
| Baabdat | 3,600 | |
| El Mansouria | 17,000 | |
| Bhersaf | 1,810 | |
| Bikfaya | 8,200 | |
| Beit Chabab | 8,700 | |
| Beit Mery | 5,600 | |
| Chewyeh | 500 | |
| Jal el Dib | 5,400 | |
| Dekwaneh | 6,450 | |
| Zalka | 4,000 | |
| Sin el Fil | 16,000 | |
| Dbayeh | 4,900 | |
| Kornet Chehwan | 4,800 | |
| 5,100 | ||
| 6,370 | ||
| 4,200 | ||
| 4,500 | ||
| 11,000 | ||
| Kaakour | 1,801 | |
| Fanar | 15,000 |
Note: starred cities are part of metropolitan Beirut.
According to registered voters in 2014:
| Year | Christians | Muslims | Druze | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Maronites | Greek Orthodox | Armenian Orthodox | Greek Catholics | Other Christians | Total | Shias | Sunnis | Druze | ||
| 2014[2] | |||||||||||
| 2018[3] | |||||||||||
| 2022[4] | |||||||||||
| 2026[5] | |||||||||||
Number of registered voters (21+ years old) over the years.
| 2009 | 87,530 | 83,175 | 170,705 | ||
| 2010 | 87,893 | 83,354 | 171,247 | +0.32% | |
| 2011 | 87,655 | 83,275 | 170,930 | -0.19% | |
| 2012 | 88,011 | 83,606 | 171,617 | +0.40% | |
| 2013 | 89,197 | 84,136 | 173,333 | +0.99% | |
| 2014 | 89,825 | 84,809 | 174,634 | +0.74% | |
| 2015 | 90,619 | 85,180 | 175,799 | +0.66% | |
| 2016 | 91,080 | 86,067 | 177,147 | +0.76% | |
| 2017 | 91,751 | 86,514 | 178,265 | +0.63% | |
| 2018 | 92,730 | 87,189 | 179,919 | +0.92% | |
| 2019 | 93,415 | 87,742 | 181,157 | +0.68% | |
| 2020 | 93,983 | 88,264 | 182,247 | +0.60% | |
| 2021 | 94,194 | 88,445 | 182,639 | +0.21% | |
| 2022 | 94,606 | 88,835 | 183,441 | +0.44% | |
| 2023 | 94,499 | 88,634 | 183,133 | -0.17% | |
| 2024 | 94,779 | 88,752 | 183,531 | +0.22% | |
| 2025 | 94,873 | 88,901 | 183,774 | +0.13% | |
| 2026 | 184,281 | +0.28% | |||
| Source: DGCS https://www.dgcs.gov.lb/arabic/statistics-map?l=en&y=2025 | |||||
| Municipality | Arabic name | Area (km²) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| بصاليم - مزهر - المجذوب | ||||
| مزرعة يشوع | ||||
| وادي الكرم | ||||
| عين الصفصاف - مار مخايل بنابيل | ||||
| مار شعيا والمزكة | ||||
| الغابة | ||||
| مجدل ترشيش | ||||
| الفنار | ||||
| بيت شباب - الشاوية والقنيطرة | ||||
| قنابة برمانا | ||||
| ضهر الصوان | ||||
| المتين ومشيخا | ||||
| جل الديب - بقنايا | ||||
| انطلياس - النقاش | ||||
| بياقوت | ||||
| بكفيا - المحيدثة | ||||
| بسكنتا | ||||
| بتغرين | ||||
| الضبية - ذوق الخراب - حارة البلانة - عوكر | ||||
| Arabic: ضهور الشوير - Arabic: عين السنديانة | ||||
| الدوار | ||||
| ديك المحدي | ||||
| العيون | ||||
| كفرعقاب | ||||
| بيت مري - عين سعادة | ||||
| بعبدات | ||||
| الجديدة - البوشرية - السد | ||||
| المروج | ||||
| عينطورة | ||||
| القعقور | ||||
| كفرتيه | ||||
| غابة بولونيا - وطى المروج | ||||
| عيرون | ||||
| سن الفيل | ||||
| برمانا | ||||
| زكريت | ||||
| المنصورية - المكلس - الديشونية | ||||
| قرنة شهوان - عين عار - بيت الككو والحبوس | ||||
| زرعون | ||||
| ساقية المسك - بحرصاف | ||||
| مار موسى - الدوار | ||||
| Khenchara & Jouar | الخنشارة والجوار | |||
| Bourj Hammoud - Dora | برج حمود - الدورة | |||
| الزلقا - عمارة شلهوب | ||||
| نابيه | ||||
| مرجبا | ||||
| الرابية | ||||
| البياضة | ||||
| مطيلب | ||||
| Beit el Chaar & | بيت الشعار والحضيرة | |||
| رومية | ||||
| الدكوانة - مار روكز - ضهر الحصين | ||||
| جورة البلوط |
