Arrondissements of Haiti
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The ten departments
Departments of Haiti
The Communes of Haiti are the third-level divisions of Haiti. The 10 departments have 42 arrondissements which are divided into 140 communes.-Artibonite Department:*Dessalines Arrondissement**Desdunes**Dessalines**Grande Saline...

 of Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

 are divided into 42 arrondissement
Arrondissement
Arrondissement is any of various administrative divisions of France, certain other Francophone countries, and the Netherlands.-France:The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a...

s. The arrondissements are listed below, by department:

Artibonite Department
Artibonite Department
Artibonite is one of the ten departments of Haiti. With an area of 4,984 km² it is Haiti's largest department. Artibonite has a population of 1,168,800 . The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves and Saint-Marc...

  • Dessalines
    Dessalines Arrondissement
    Dessalines is an arrondissement in the Artibonite Department of Haiti, a native French-speaking country. The arrondissement is named after its main city, Dessalines. The city, in turn, is named after the Haitian Revolution leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The arrondissement contains four communes:...

  • Gonaïves
    Gonaïves Arrondissement
    Gonaïves is an arrondissement in the Artibonite Department of Haiti.It has 263,858 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Gonaïves Arrondissement start with the number 41.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Gonaïves...

  • Gros-Morne
    Gros-Morne Arrondissement
    Gros-Morne is an arrondissement of Artibonite Department, Haiti...

  • Marmelade
    Marmelade Arrondissement
    Marmelade is an arrondissement in the Artibonite Department of Haiti.It has 120,193 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Marmelade Arrondissement start with the number 45.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...

  • Saint-Marc
    Saint-Marc Arrondissement
    Saint-Marc is an arrondissement in the Artibonite Department of Haiti.It has 268,499 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Saint-Marc Arrondissement start with the number 43.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...


Centre Department
Centre Department
Centre is one of the ten departments of Haiti, located in the center of the country, along the border with the Dominican Republic. It has an area of 3,675 km² and a population of 564,200 . Its capital is Hinche. It borders the Dominican Republic to the east. It is the only landlocked...

  • Cerca-la-Source
    Cerca-la-Source Arrondissement
    Cerca-la-Source is an arrondissement in the Centre Department of Haiti.It has 82,827 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Cerca-la-Source Arrondissement start with the number 54.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...

  • Hinche
    Hinche Arrondissement
    Hinche is an arrondissement in the Centre Department of Haiti.It has 180,803 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Hinche Arrondissement start with the number 51.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Hinche...

  • Lascahobas
    Lascahobas Arrondissement
    Lascahobas is an arrondissement in the Centre Department of Haiti.It has 136,503 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Lascahobas Arrondissement start with the number 53.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...

  • Mirebalais
    Mirebalais Arrondissement
    Mirebalais is an arrondissement in the Centre Department of Haiti, with 164,910 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Mirebalais Arrondissement start with the number 52.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Mirebalais...


Grand'Anse Department
Grand'Anse Department
Grand'Anse is one of the ten administrative departments of Haiti. Its capital is Jérémie.-History:...

  • Anse d'Hainault
    Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement
    Anse d'Hainault is an arrondissement of Grand'Anse Department in southwestern Haiti.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Anse d'Hainault* Dame Marie* Irois-References:...

  • Corail
    Corail Arrondissement
    Corail is an arrondissement of Grand'Anse Department in southwestern Haiti.The arrondissement contains the following municipalities:* Beaumont* Corail* Pestel* Roseaux...

  • Jérémie
    Jérémie Arrondissement
    Jérémie is an arrondissement in the Grand'Anse Department of Haiti.It has 170,408 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Jérémie Arrondissement start with the number 71.-Communes:The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...


Nippes Department
Nippes Department
Nippes is the newest department of Haiti, having been split from Grand'Anse Department in 2003. The capital of the department is Miragoâne.The department is divided into three arrondissements:* Miragoâne Arrondissement...

  • Anse-à-Veau
    Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement
    Anse-à-Veau is an arrondissement in the Nippes Department of Haiti.It has 153,210 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement start with the number 75.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...

  • Baradères
    Baradères Arrondissement
    Baradères is an arrondissement in the Nippes Department of Haiti.Postal codes in the Baradères Arrondissement start with the number 75.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Baradères* Grand-Boucan...

  • Miragoâne
    Miragoâne Arrondissement
    Miragoâne is an arrondissement in the Nippes Department of Haiti.It had 113,169 inhabitants at the 2003 Census.Postal codes in the Miragoâne Arrondissement start with the number 74....


Nord Department

  • Acul-du-Nord
    Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement
    Acul-du-Nord is an arrondissement in the Nord Department of Haiti.It has 105,300 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement start with the number 12.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...

  • Borgne
    Borgne Arrondissement
    Borgne is an arrondissement in the Nord Department of Haiti.It has 83,823 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Borgne Arrondissement start with the number 15.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Borgne* Port-Margot...

  • Cap-Haïtien
    Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement
    Cap-Haïtien is an arrondissement in the Nord Department of Haiti.It has 240,708 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement start with the number 11.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...

  • Grande-Rivière-du-Nord
    Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement
    Grande-Rivière-du-Nord is an arrondissement in the Nord Department of Haiti.It has 50,692 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement start with the number 13....

  • Limbé
    Limbé Arrondissement
    Limbé is an arrondissement in the Nord Department of Haiti.It has 84,951 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Limbé Arrondissement start with the number 16.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Limbé* Bas-Limbé...

  • Plaisance
    Plaisance Arrondissement
    Plaisance is an arrondissement in the Nord Department of Haiti.It has 90,812 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Plaisance Arrondissement start with the number 17.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Plaisance...

  • Saint-Raphaël
    Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement
    Saint-Raphaël is an arrondissement in the Nord Department of Haiti.It has 117,530 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement start with the number 14.-Communes:...


Nord-Est Department
Nord-Est Department
Nord-Est is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 1,805 km² and a population of 283,800 . Its capital is Fort-Liberté. It used to be part of Nord Department...

  • Fort-Liberté
    Fort-Liberté Arrondissement
    Fort-Liberté is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est Department of Haiti.It has 51,550 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Fort-Liberté Arrondissement start with the number 21.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...

  • Ouanaminthe
    Ouanaminthe Arrondissement
    Ouanaminthe is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est Department of Haiti.It has 109,594 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Ouanaminthe Arrondissement start with the number 22.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...

  • Trou-du-Nord
    Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement
    Trou-du-Nord is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est Department of Haiti.It has 86,586 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement start with the number 23.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...

  • Vallières
    Vallières Arrondissement
    Vallières is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est Department of Haiti.It has 52,763 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Vallières Arrondissement start with the number 24.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Vallières...


Nord-Ouest Department
Nord-Ouest Department
Nord-Ouest is one of the ten departments of Haiti as well as the northernmost one. It has an area of 2,176 km² and a population of 445,080 . Its capital is Port-de-Paix....

  • Môle-Saint-Nicholas
    Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement
    Môle-Saint-Nicolas is an arrondissement in the Nord-Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 169,238 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement start with the number 33....

  • Port-de-Paix
    Port-de-Paix Arrondissement
    Port-de-Paix is an arrondissement in the Nord-Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 189,690 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Port-de-Paix Arrondissement start with the number 31.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...

  • Saint-Louis-du-Nord
    Saint-Louis-du-Nord Arrondissement
    Saint-Louis-du-Nord is an arrondissement in the Nord-Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 86,152 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Saint-Louis-du-Nord Arrondissement start with the number 32....


Ouest Department
Ouest Department
Ouest is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince. It has an area of and a population of 3,093,698 . It borders the Dominican Republic to the east.It is the second largest department in Haiti after the Artibonite...

  • Arcahaie
    Arcahaie Arrondissement
    Arcahaie is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 166,890 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Arcahaie Arrondissement start with the number 64.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Arcahaie...

  • Croix-des-Bouquets
    Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement
    Croix-des-Bouquets is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 441,563 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement start with the number 63....

  • Gonâve
    Gonâve Island
    Gonâve Island is an island of Haiti located to the west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. It is the largest of the Hispaniolan satellite islands, situated off the mainland...

     (island)
  • Léogâne
    Léogâne Arrondissement
    Léogâne is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 300,982 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Léogâne Arrondissement start with the number 62.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Léogâne...

  • Port-au-Prince
    Port-au-Prince Arrondissement
    Port-au-Prince is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 2,109,516 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement start with the number 61.-Communes:...


Sud-Est Department
Sud-Est Department
Sud-Est is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 2,023 km² and a population of 518,200 . Its capital is Jacmel...

  • Bainet
    Bainet Arrondissement
    Bainet is an arrondissement in the Sud-Est Department of Haiti.It has 166,890 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Bainet Arrondissement start with the number 92.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Bainet...

  • Belle-Anse
    Belle-Anse Arrondissement
    Belle-Anse is an arrondissement in the Sud-Est Department of Haiti.It has 107,446 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Belle-Anse Arrondissement start with the number 93.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Belle-Anse...

  • Jacmel
    Jacmel Arrondissement
    Jacmel is an arrondissement in the Sud-Est Department of Haiti.It has 246,262 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Jacmel Arrondissement start with the number 91.-Communes in the arrondissement:...


Sud Department
Sud Department
Sud is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of and a population of 745,000 . Its capital is Les Cayes. A large part of the population of Haitians in this department is of mixed race, mulattoes along with other mixtures such as Arabs and East Indians...

  • Aquin
    Aquin Arrondissement
    Aquin is an arrondissement of Sud Department in southwestern Haiti.It contains the following municipalities:* Aquin* Cavaellon* Saint-Louis du Sud...

  • Les Cayes
    Les Cayes Arrondissement
    Les Cayes is an arrondissement in the Sud Department of Haiti.It has 272,100 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Les Cayes Arrondissement start with the number 81.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Les Cayes...

  • Chardonnières
    Chardonnières Arrondissement
    Chardonnières is an arrondissement in the Sud Department of Haiti.It has 64,847 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Chardonnières Arrondissement start with the number 85.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...

  • Côteaux
    Côteaux Arrondissement
    Côteaux is an arrondissement in the Sud Department of Haiti.It has 44,11 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Côteaux Arrondissement start with the number 84.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Côteaux* Port-à-Piment...

  • Port-Salut
    Port-Salut Arrondissement
    Port-Salut is an arrondissement in the Sud Department of Haiti.It has 54,286 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Port-Salut Arrondissement start with the number 82.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Port-Salut...


See also

  • Haiti
    Haiti
    Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...

  • Departments of Haiti
    Departments of Haiti
    The Communes of Haiti are the third-level divisions of Haiti. The 10 departments have 42 arrondissements which are divided into 140 communes.-Artibonite Department:*Dessalines Arrondissement**Desdunes**Dessalines**Grande Saline...

  • Communes of Haiti
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