Jérémie ( ht, Jeremi) 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
Grand'Anse 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 Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
. 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 consists of the following communes:
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Bonbon
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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 ...
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Moron
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Marfranc
History
In the aftermath of the
2010 Haiti earthquake
A disaster, catastrophic Moment magnitude scale, magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest (department), Ouest department, a ...
, a food aide convoy transporting aide delivered to
Jérémie Airport
Jérémie Airport is west of Jérémie in the Grand'Anse (department) of Haiti and is the fifth busiest airport in Haiti in terms of passenger traffic. The Jérémie non-directional beacon (Ident: JRM) is located on the field.
History
Jérémie ...
through
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 ...
, encountered a hijacking attempt by 20 men, on Saturday 30 January 2010.
[Newser]
"Food convoy attacked by armed group in Haiti; UN warns of volatile security situation"
Paisley Doods, ''2 February 2010'' (accessed 3 February 2010)
See also
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Arrondissements of Haiti
An ''arrondissement'' (; ht, awondisman) is a level of administrative division in Haiti.
, the 10 departments of Haiti were divided into 42 arrondissements.
Arrondissements are further divided into communes and communal sections.
The term arr ...
References
Arrondissements of Haiti
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