Gonaïves ( ht, Gonayiv) 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 departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...
in the
Artibonite department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
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 Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
.
It has 263,858 inhabitants.
[''Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique'' (IHSI), 7 August 2003.]
Postal codes in the Gonaïves Arrondissement start with the number 41.
The arrondissement consists of the following municipalities:
*
Gonaïves
Gonaïves (; ht, Gonayiv, ) is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. It has a population of about 300,000 people, but current statistics are unclear, as there has been no census since 2003.
History ...
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Ennery
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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 ...
References
Arrondissements of Haiti
Artibonite (department)
{{Arrondissements of Haiti