Demographics
Bourj Hammoud has a population of 150,000 over an area of 2.5 km², making it one of the densely-populated cities in the Middle East. It has a majority Armenian population but also has a notable Lebanese Shi'a Muslim and Lebanese Christian populations and Palestinians. It is also home to a number of guest workers from Asia and Africa as well as refugees from Iraq and Syria belonging to various denominations.
The Armenians of Lebanon speak Western Armenian, like most Levantine Armenians of the Middle East. Bourj Hammoud has many Armenian schools and is center of Aztag, one of the biggest Armenian dailies in the Armenian diaspora. Bourj Hammoud also has a 24-hour licensed Armenian radio station, "Voice of Van" (in Armenian "Vana Tsayn").
There are three major Armenian political parties in Bourj Hammoud; the Dashnaktsutyun to which most Armenians of Bourj Hammoud adhere to, the Ramgavars and the Hunchakians.
The Armenian Christian denominations present are Apostolic which constitutes the great majority, the Armenian Catholics and the Armenian Evangelical.
The political parties and religious denominations mentioned have their own institutions, clubs, churches and schools within the district of Bourj Hammoud. The present mayor of Bourj Hammoud is Mr. Antranik Meserlian.
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