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 capital of the department is

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 ...

History

Haitian Period

Being created from Grand'Anse most of Nippes' history is similar to Grand'Anse's. Nippes during the Haitian Revolution played a big role with marron troops led by notabl
Plymouth
a Jamaican later on was in Haiti.

Independance

Étienne Gérin from Miragwàn is a signatory of the Haitian Declaration of Independance. During the Haitian Civil war between Pétion and Henry 1st, André Rigaud came back to Haiti from France and was disappointed by Pétion's laissez-faire politics and created a de facto republic, the Meridional Republic of Haiti and the Miragoanes bridge was the limit between those two republics.

Geography

The department is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Gonave, to the west the Grand'Anse Department , south by the South Department and to the east by the Ouest Department. The Nippes River is the most important of the department and one of the most important in the country. Nippes has one of the biggest and most well-preserved bays in Haiti. The Baradères Bay is formed by the Baradères Peninsula and protects multiple minor islands and cays like Picoulet and Corny Island. Part of the Miragoanes Lake is shared between Nippes and West Departement is the biggest natural freshwater lake in Haiti. Nippes has many minor islands with one of the biggest cay being the Rochelois located 15 km offshore. The cay has a potential for land reclamation in Haiti.

Economy

Nippes has great mining potential in bauxite since the town of Miragoanes had a majo
bauxite
plant operated by Reynold's company. Nippes has an agriculture and fishing industry with the lake having a potential for pisciculture. Nippes is a commerce hub since the Miragoanes Port is one of the biggest ports in the South.

Transportation

The RN2 (national road system) passes through Nippes going to

Les Cayes Les Cayes ( , ), often referred to as Aux Cayes (; ht, Okay), is a commune and seaport in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti, with a population of 71,236. Due to its isolation from the political turmoil of the capita ...

and making it the bridge between 2 departments. Another one is proposed to connect it to Grand'Anse. Miragoanes is the major port in the town and the department has no airport.

Administrative divisions

The department of Nippes is subdivided into three

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 ...

s (districts), which are further subdivided into eleven

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

(the equivalent of a city or municipality). EGLISE DE MIRAGOANE-vi

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 ** Arnaud ** L'Asile ** Petit-Trou-de-Nippes ** 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 ...

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

References

Departments of Haiti States and territories established in 2003 2003 establishments in Haiti {{Haiti-geo-stub