[3] North Governorate is divided into districts, or aqdya.

The districts are listed below (capitals in parentheses): A law was passed in 2003 by former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to separate Akkar District from North Governorate and form a new governorate, Akkar Governorate.

[5] Top attractions in North Governorate include places such as the Cedars of God, Qadisha Valley, Gibran Museum, Citadel Saint Gilles, Phoenician Wall, Deir Qozhaya, Khan Al-Khayyatin, Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve, Ixsir (winery), St. Stephan's Cathedral, Tannourine Cedar Forest Nature Reserve and Baatara Pothole.

Sunnis make up the overwhelming majority in the city of Tripoli and the Minyeh and Danniyeh districts with some presence in Zgharta and the Koura districts, Alawites are present only in a small part in the city of Tripoli, while Christians make up the overwhelming majority in Zgharta, Batroun, Bsharri and Koura districts (91% based on registered voters).

According to the 2018 general election, 52.9% of the electorate was Sunni, while 44% was Christian, mainly Maronites and Orthodox; a very small percentage was Alawite or Shia Muslim.