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() is the third-level divisions of Haiti. The 10 departments have 42

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, which are divided into 144 communes and then into 571

communal section The communal section (french: section communale, formerly section rurale) is the smallest administrative division in Haiti. The 144 communes are further divided into 571 communal sections. Operation It is headed by an executive body, the CASE ...

s. Communes are roughly equivalent to

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s and incorporated

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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has a

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(''conseil municipal'') compound of three members elected by the inhabitants of the commune for a 4-year

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. The municipal council is led by a

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often called ''

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''. Each commune has a municipal assembly (''assemblée municipale'') who assists the council in its work. The members of the assembly are also elected for 4 years. Each commune is ruled by a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

List

Artibonite

Dessalines Arrondissement Dessalines ( ht, Desalin) is an arrondissement in the Artibonite department of Haiti. The arrondissement is named after its main city, Dessalines. The city, in turn, is named after the Haitian Revolution leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The arron ...

Dessalines Dessalines ( ht, Desalin) wrongly referred to as ''Marchand-Dessalines'' ( ht, Machan Desalin), is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ru ...

Desdunes Desdunes ''(Haitian Creole: Dedin)'' is a commune that is part of the Dessalines Arrondissement in Haiti's Artibonite Department. It is located in the great Artibonite Plain, in the heart of the rice granary of Haiti. The population was 37,027 at ...

** Grande-Saline ** Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite * Gonaïves Arrondissement **

Gonaïves Gonaïves (; ht, Gonayiv, ) is a List of communes of Haiti, commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite (department), Artibonite Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti. It has a population of about 300,000 people, but current ...

** Ennery **

L'Estère L'Estère ( ht, Lestè) is a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a m ...

Gros Morne Arrondissement Gros-Morne ( ht, Gwo Mòn) is an arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French ...

** Gros-Morne ** Anse-Rouge ** Terre-Neuve *

Marmelade Arrondissement Marmelade ( Creole: ''Mamlad'') is an arrondissement in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It has 120,193 inhabitants.''Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique'' (IHSI), 7 August 2003. Postal codes in the Marmelade Arrondissement star ...

Marmelade Marmelade ( ht, Mamlad) is a commune and former duchy in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is the chief town of the Marmelade Arrondissement, which also includes the commune of Saint Michel de l'Attalaye. Marmelade is the home town of ...

Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye Saint-Michel-de-l'Attalaye ( ht, Sen Michèl Latalay; es, San Miguel de la Atalaya) is a commune in the Marmelade Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It has 95,216 inhabitants. It is the second largest city geographically a ...

Saint-Marc Arrondissement Saint-Marc ( ht, Sen Mak) is an arrondissement in Artibonite department of Haiti. It has 268,499 inhabitants.''Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique'' (IHSI), 7 August 2003. Postal codes in the Saint-Marc Arrondissement start with th ...

Saint-Marc Saint-Marc ( ht, Sen Mak) is a commune in western Haiti in Artibonite departement. Its geographic coordinates are . At the 2003 Census the commune had 160,181 inhabitants. It is one of the biggest cities, second to Gonaïves, between Port-au-P ...

** La Chapelle **

Liancourt Liancourt () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Population See also * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the followi ...

** Verrettes **

Montrouis Montrouis is a coastal communal section in Haiti, located in the department of Artibonite, south of Saint-Marc Saint-Marc ( ht, Sen Mak) is a commune in western Haiti in Artibonite departement. Its geographic coordinates are . At the 2003 C ...

Centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics * Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts Center (group theory) Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...

Cerca-la-Source Arrondissement Cerca-la-Source ( ht, Sèka Lasous) is an arrondissement (district) in the Centre department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 119,756 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Cerca-la-Source Arrondissement start with the number 54. The arondisse ...

Cerca-la-Source Cerca-la-Source (; ht, Sèka Lasous) is a commune in the Cerca-la-Source Arrondissement, in the Centre department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a count ...

Thomassique Thomassique ( ht, Tomasik) is a commune in the Cerca-la-Source Arrondissement, in the Centre department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located o ...

Hinche Arrondissement Hinche ( ht, Ench) is an arrondissement in the Centre department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 264,943 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Hinche Arrondissement start with the number 51. The arondissement consists of the following commu ...

Hinche Hinche (; ht, Ench; es, Hincha) is a commune in the Centre department Haiti. It has a population of about 50,000. It is the capital of the Centre department. Hinche is the hometown of Charlemagne Péralte, the Haitian nationalist leader who ...

Cerca-Carvajal Cerca-Cavajal ( ht, Sèka Kavajal) is a commune in the Hinche Arrondissement, in the Centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics * Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (gro ...

** Maïssade ** Thomonde *

Lascahobas Arrondissement Lascahobas ( ht, Laskawobas) is an arrondissement in the Centre department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 168,685 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Lascahobas Arrondissement start with the number 53. The arondissement consists of the fo ...

** Lascahobas ** Baptiste ** Belladère **

Savanette Savanette ( ht, Savanèt) is a commune in the Lascahobas Arrondissement, in the Centre department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the ...

Mirebalais Arrondissement Mirebalais ( ht, Mibalè) is an arrondissement in the Centre department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 192,852 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Mirebalais Arrondissement start with the number 52. The arondissement consists of the foll ...

Mirebalais Mirebalais ( ht, Mibalè) is a commune in the Centre department of Haiti, approximately 60 km northeast of Port-au-Prince on National Road 3. The city was established in 1702. American Rotarians have made a number of mission-type trips t ...

Boucan-Carré Boucan-Carré ( ht, Boukan Kare) is a commune in the Mirebalais Arrondissement, in the Centre department of Haiti. It has 48,700 inhabitants. Geography Boucan-Carré is a geographic expression is a huge area of land, most of which is covered in m ...

Saut-d'Eau Saut-d'Eau ( ht, Sodo) is a commune in the Mirebalais Arrondissement, in the Centre department of Haiti. It has 34,885 inhabitants. Its name is French for 'waterfall', named after a large waterfall called 'Le Saut'. It is said that this water ...

Grand'Anse

* Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement ** Anse-d'Hainault ** Dame-Marie **

Les Irois Les Irois ( ht, Lèziwa) is a commune in the Anse-d'Hainault Arrondissement Anse d'Hainault ( ht, Ansdeno) is an arrondissement of the Grand'Anse Department located in southwestern Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 98,522 inhabitants. Posta ...

Corail Arrondissement Corail ( ht, Koray) is an arrondissement of the Grand'Anse department, located in southwestern Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 131,561 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement start with the number 73. Communes Th ...

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** Corail **

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** Roseaux *

Jérémie Arrondissement Jérémie ( ht, Jeremi) is an arrondissement in the Grand'Anse Department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 238,218 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement start with the number 71. Communes The arondissement consi ...

Jérémie Jérémie ( ht, Jeremi) is a commune and capital city of the Grand'Anse department in Haiti. It had a population of about 31,000 at the 2003 census. It is relatively isolated from the rest of the country. The Grande-Anse River flows near th ...

Abricots Abricots ( ht, Abriko) is a commune in the Jérémie Arrondissement, in the Grand'Anse department of Haiti. It Taino-name was Mamey which means apricot the fruit. The town is nicknamed le Paradis des Indiens (Indian's Paradise). Villages located ...

** Bonbon **

Chambellan Chambellan ( ht, Chanbèlan) is a commune in the Jérémie Arrondissement, in the Grand'Anse department of Haiti. It has 16,883 inhabitants. Villages located within the commune include: Babino, Cadette, Grande Plaine, Granger Granger may ...

** Marfranc ** Moron

Nippes Nippes ( French) or Nip ( Haitian Creole) is one of the ten departments (the highest-level political subdivisions) of Haiti located in southern Haiti. It is the most recently created department, having been split from Grand'Anse in 2003. The ...

Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement Anse-à-Veau ( ht, Ansavo) is an arrondissement in the Nippes Department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 153,639 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement start with the number 75. The arondissement consists of the fo ...

Anse-à-Veau Anse-à-Veau ( ht, Ansavo) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti. The postal code is HT 7510. In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Anse-a-Veau was swollen by refugees from the afflicted are ...

** Arnaud ** L'Asile **

Petit-Trou-de-Nippes Petit-Trou-de-Nippes (; ht, Ti Twou de Nip) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes Nippes ( French) or Nip ( Haitian Creole) is one of the ten departments (the highest-level political subdivisions) of Haiti located ...

** Plaisance-du-Sud * Baradères Arrondissement ** Baradères ** Grand-Boucan *

Miragoâne Arrondissement Miragoâne ( ht, Miragwàn) is an arrondissement in the Nippes department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 141,826 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Miragoâne Arrondissement start with the number 74. The arondissement consists of the fol ...

Miragoâne Miragoâne ( ht, Miragwàn) is a coastal commune in western Haiti and the capital of the Nippes department. It is also the headquarters of the Miragoâne Arrondissement. It is regarded as one of the major ports in the trade in used goods. Bales ...

Fonds-des-Nègres Fonds-des-Nègres ( ht, Fondènèg) is a commune in the Miragoâne Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country locate ...

Paillant Paillant ( ht, Payan) is a commune in the Miragoâne Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the is ...

** Petite-Rivière-de-Nippes

Nord

Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement Acul-du-Nord ( ht, Akil dinò) is an arrondissement of the Nord department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 129,155 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement start with the number 12. The arrondissement consists of the ...

Acul-du-Nord Acul-du-Nord ( ht, Akil dinò) is a commune in the Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. Communal sections The commune consists of six communal sections, namely: * Camp-Louise, urban (Camp Louise neighborhood) and rura ...

** Milot **

Plaine-du-Nord Plaine-du-Nord ( ht, Plèn dinò) is a commune in the Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 28,544 inhabitants. Communal Sections The commune consists of four communal sections, namely: * Morne Rouge, rural * B ...

* Borgne Arrondissement **

Borgne Borgne (; ht, Obòy) is a commune in the Borgne Arrondissement, in Nord department of Haiti. The economy there is based on agriculture and fishery. Other nearby places include Port-Margot, Robin, and Fond La Grange. Borgne is currently in ...

Port-Margot Port-Margot ( ht, Pò Mago) is a commune in the Borgne Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 36,937 inhabitants. Communal Sections The commune consists of six communal section The communal section (french: section communale, ...

Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement Cap-Haïtien ( ht, Kap Ayisyen) is an arrondissement in the Nord department of Haiti and is the second important city of the country. Known as the historical and touristic capital of the country. Cap-Haïtien was founded in 1670 by the French se ...

Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien (; ht, Kap Ayisyen; "Haitian Cape"), typically spelled Cape Haitien in English and often locally referred to as or , is a commune of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the department of Nord. Previousl ...

Limonade Limonade ( ht, Limonad) is a commune in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 69,256 inhabitants. Christopher Columbus and his crew celebrated the first Christmas in the Americas at Limonade in 1492.

** Quartier-Morin *

Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement Grande-Rivière-du-Nord ( ht, Grann Rivyè dinò) is an arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe Fr ...

Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Grande-Rivière-du-Nord ( ht, Grann Rivyè dinò) is a commune in the Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti. Jean-Jacques Dessalines Jean-Jacques Dessalines ( Haitian Creole: ''Jan-Jak Desalin''; ; 20 Sep ...

** Bahon *

Limbé Arrondissement Limbé ( ht, Lenbe) is an arrondissement in the Nord department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greate ...

** Limbé ** Bas-Limbé * Plaissance Arrondissement ** Plaisance ** Pilate * Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement ** Saint-Raphaël **

Dondon Dondon ( ht, Dondon) is a commune in the Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 25,846 inhabitants. Notable people * Louis Moreau-Lislet Louis Moreau-Lislet ( Dondon, 7 October 1766 – New Orleans, 3 Decemb ...

** La Victoire ** Pignon ** Ranquitte

Nord-Est

Fort-Liberté Arrondissement Fort-Liberté ( ht, Fòlibète) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 60,632 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Fort-Liberté Arrondissement start with the number 21. The arondissement consists o ...

Fort-Liberté Fort-Liberté ( ht, Fòlibète) is a commune and administrative capital of the Nord-Est department of Haiti. It is close to the border of the Dominican Republic and is one of the oldest cities in the country. Haiti's independence was proclaimed ...

Perches Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Percif ...

** Ferrier *

Ouanaminthe Arrondissement Ouanaminthe ( ht, Wanament) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 146,484 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Ouanaminthe Arrondissement start with the number 22. The arondissement consists of th ...

Ouanaminthe Ouanaminthe ( ht, Wanament or Wanamèt; es, Juana Méndez) is a commune or town located in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. It lies along the Massacre River, which forms part of the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Ouanaminth ...

Capotille Capotille ( ht, Kapotiy) is a commune in the Ouanaminthe Arrondissement, in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. It has 15,086 inhabitants and is adjacent to the Dominican Republic–Haiti border. Communal Sections The commune consists of two c ...

** Mont-Organisé *

Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement Trou-du-Nord ( ht, Twou dinò) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 115,000 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement start with the number 23. The arrondissement consists o ...

Trou-du-Nord Trou-du-Nord ( ht, Twou dinò) is a commune in the Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement, in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. It has a population of 37,405. Communal Sections The commune consists of three communal section The communal section (frenc ...

Caracol Caracol is a large ancient Maya archaeological site, located in what is now the Cayo District, of Belize. It is situated approximately south of Xunantunich, and the town of San Ignacio, and from the Macal River. It rests on the Vaca Plateau ...

** Sainte-Suzanne **Grand-Bassin et Terrier-Rouge *

Vallières Arrondissement Vallières ( ht, Valyè) is an arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French de ...

** Vallières **

Carice Carice (; ht, Karis) is a commune in the Vallières Arrondissement, in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. It has 10,180 inhabitants. Communal sections The commune consists of two communal section The communal section (french: section comm ...

** Mombin-Crochu

Nord-Ouest

Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement Môle-Saint-Nicolas ( ht, Mòl Sen Nikola) is an arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France ...

Môle-Saint-Nicolas Môle-Saint-Nicolas (; ht, Mòlsennikola or ) is a commune in the north-western coast of Haiti. It is the chief town of the Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement in the department of Nord-Ouest. History Christopher Columbus' first voyage to ...

** Baie-de-Henne ** Bombardopolis ** Jean-Rabel *

Port-de-Paix Arrondissement Port-de-Paix ( ht, Podpè) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 336,650 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Port-de-Paix Arrondissement start with the number 31. The arrondissement consists of ...

Port-de-Paix Port-de-Paix (; ht, Pòdepè or ; meaning "Port of Peace") is a commune and the capital of the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti on the Atlantic coast. It has a population of 462,000 (2015 IHSI estimate). Port-de-Paix used to be a large exporter ...

Bassin-Bleu Bassin-Bleu ( ht, Basen Ble) is a commune in the Port-de-Paix Arrondissement, in the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country loca ...

Chansolme Chansolme ( ht, Chansòl) is a commune in the Port-de-Paix Arrondissement, in the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located o ...

** Lapointe ** La Tortue *

Saint-Louis-du-Nord Arrondissement Saint-Louis-du-Nord ( ht, Sen Lwi dinò) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 146,567 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Saint-Louis-du-Nord Arrondissement start with the number 32. The arond ...

**Saint-Louis-du-Nord **Anse-à-Foleur

Ouest (department), Ouest

*Arcahaie Arrondissement **Arcahaie **Cabaret, Ouest, Cabaret *Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement **Croix-des-Bouquets **Cornillon, Ouest, Cornillon **Fonds-Verrettes **Ganthier **Thomazeau *La Gonâve Arrondissement **Anse-à-Galets **Pointe-à-Raquette *Léogâne Arrondissement **Léogâne **Grand-Goâve **Petit-Goâve *Port-au-Prince Arrondissement **Port-au-Prince **Carrefour, Ouest, Carrefour **Cité Soleil **Delmas, Ouest, Delmas **Gressier **Kenscoff **Pétion-Ville **Tabarre

Sud-Est (department), Sud-Est

*Bainet Arrondissement **Bainet **Côtes-de-Fer *Belle-Anse Arrondissement **Belle-Anse **Anse-à-Pitres **Grand-Gosier **Thiotte *Jacmel Arrondissement **Jacmel **Cayes-Jacmel **La Vallée-de-Jacmel, La Vallée **Marigot, Sud-Est, Marigot

Sud (department), Sud

*Aquin Arrondissement **Aquin **Cavaellon, Cavaillon **Saint-Louis-du-Sud **Fond des Blancs *Les Cayes Arrondissement **Les Cayes **Camp-Perrin **Chantal, Sud, Chantal **Île-à-Vache **Maniche, Sud, Maniche **Torbeck *Chardonnières Arrondissement **Chardonnières **Les Anglais **Tiburon, Sud, Tiburon *Côteaux Arrondissement **Côteaux **Port-à-Piment **Roche-à-Bateaux *Port-Salut Arrondissement **Port-Salut **Arniquet **Saint-Jean-du-Sud

References

External links

Code Postal HaitienHaiti-Référence 7320. - Arrondissements et communes d’Haiti