Departments of Haiti
In the administrative divisions of Haiti, the department (French: départements, pronounced [depaʁt(ə)mɑ̃]) is divided administratively into ten departments. The departments are further divided into 42 arrondissements, 145 communes and then into 571 communal sections.[1][2][3]
In 2014, there was a proposal by the Chamber of Deputies to increase the number of departments from 10 to 14 —perhaps as high as 16.[4]
History
Three Departments have roots in the former French colony of Saint-Domingue, namely: the Nord, Sud, and Ouest. In 1801, under Governor-General Toussaint Louverture, the "provinces," became known as departments.[5][6] Sometime during the 19th century, Artibonite and Nord-Ouest were created out of Nord and Ouest departments. In 1962 during the reign of Duvalier, four new departments were created out of a territorial redistribution. These departments were: Centre, Grand'Anse, Nord-Ouest and Sud-Est. In 2003, a tenth department was created out Grand'Anse, called Nippes.[7]
In the 1990s, before the creation of Nippes, the "10th Department" was a phrase commonly used in regards to the Haitian diaspora. As of the 21st century, it became known as the "11th."[7]
List of Departments
The following is a table of the departments and their respective capital cities.
Demographics
Data based on 2015 estimates from the Haitian government.[8]
| Department | Capital | Area (km²) | Population | Density | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artibonite | Gonaïves | 4,984 | 1,727,524 | 1 | |
| Centre | Hinche | 3,675 | 746,236 | 2 | |
| Grand'Anse | Jérémie | 1,912 | 468,301 | 3 | |
| Nippes | Miragoâne | 1,267 | 342,525 | 4 | |
| Nord | Cap-Haïtien | 2,106 | 1,067,177 | 5 | |
| Nord-Est | Fort-Liberté | 1,805 | 393,967 | 6 | |
| Nord-Ouest | Port-de-Paix | 2,176 | 728,807 | 7 | |
| Ouest | Port-au-Prince | 4,827 | 4,029,705 | 8 | |
| Sud-Est | Jacmel | 2,023 | 632,601 | 9 | |
| Sud | Les Cayes | 2,794 | 774,976 | 10 |
See also
References
- ^ Olivier, Louis-Joseph, ed. (14 August 2015). "Création de cinq nouvelles communes par décret présidentiel". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 17 March 2016. Template:Fr
- ^ Press, ed. (16 August 2015). "Haïti - Politique : 5 nouvelles communes en Haïti". Haiti Libre. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "7300.- Divisions territoriales". Haiti-Référence. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016. Template:Fr
- ^ Duval, Frantz (29 September 2014). "Le nouvel ordre géographique et administratif d'Haïti" (in French). Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ Press, ed. (1950). "Estadística, Volume 8, Issues 26-29". p. 207. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Kersuze, Simeon-Jones, ed. (2010). "Literary and Sociopolitical Writings of the Black Diaspora in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries". p. 16. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ a b Hall, Michael R., ed. (2012). "Historical Dictionary of Haiti". p. 78. ISBN 9780810878105. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Population totale de 18 ans et plus" (PDF) (in French). Institut Haitien de statistque et d'informatique (IHSI). March 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
External links
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