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Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District
Baabda District

Baabda District , sometimes spelled B'abda, is a district in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south and east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The district capital is town of Baabda....
 as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate
Mount Lebanon Governorate

Mount Lebanon is one of the Governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Baabda. The governorate is often dubbed the "Heartland of Lebanese Christians" due to the fact that the overwhelming majority of its population is comprised of Maronites, Greek Orthodox, and Greek Melkite Catholic Christians....
, western Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon.

Baabda Palace
Baabda Palace

Baabda Palace is the official residence of the President of Lebanon of Lebanon. It is situated on a hill in the mountain town of Baabda overlooking Beirut....
, headquarters of the President of Lebanon is also located in Baabda.

inhabitants of the Baabda district (which extends larger than the actual town of Baabda) are mainly Maronite Catholics, Shi'a Muslims and Druze.






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Baabda is the capital city of Baabda District
Baabda District

Baabda District , sometimes spelled B'abda, is a district in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south and east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The district capital is town of Baabda....
 as well as the capital of Mount Lebanon Governorate
Mount Lebanon Governorate

Mount Lebanon is one of the Governorates of Lebanon. Its capital is Baabda. The governorate is often dubbed the "Heartland of Lebanese Christians" due to the fact that the overwhelming majority of its population is comprised of Maronites, Greek Orthodox, and Greek Melkite Catholic Christians....
, western Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
. Baabda was the capital city of the autonomous Ottoman Mount Lebanon.

Baabda Palace
Baabda Palace

Baabda Palace is the official residence of the President of Lebanon of Lebanon. It is situated on a hill in the mountain town of Baabda overlooking Beirut....
, headquarters of the President of Lebanon is also located in Baabda.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the Baabda district (which extends larger than the actual town of Baabda) are mainly Maronite Catholics, Shi'a Muslims and Druze. The Maronites are the largest group, followed closely by Shi'a Muslims and Druze. However, Sunni Muslims, Greek Catholics and Orthodox Christians also inhabit the area.

As of the 2005 elections, Baabda has six seats allocated to it in the Lebanese Parliament. Three of these seats are allocated to Maronite Catholics, while two are allocated to the Shi'a Muslims and one to the Druze.