 The largest towns of the district are predominantly inhabited by Maronites; they are Byblos, Qartaba, Aqoura and Amsheet.Most Shia Muslims live in the valley of the Ibrahim River, particularly in the villages of Almat, Ras Osta, Hjoula, Bichtlida, Lassa, and Mazraat es-Siyad.A Greek Orthodox minority forms part of the population and is spread among several villages know locally as "qornet el-roum" (the corner of the Greek Orthodox).