Plaisance ( ht, Plezans) 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
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 Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
. As of 2015, the population was 123,633 inhabitants.
Postal codes in the Plaisance Arrondissement start with the number 17.
Geography
According to the Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics, the arrondissement has a total area of 93.56 square miles (242.32 km
2).
Demographics
2003 Census
As of the census of 2003, there were 90,812 people residing in the arrondissement.
[''Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique'' (IHSI), 7 August 2003.]
2009 Estimated Census
As of the estimated census of 2009, there were 112,428 people and 22,010 households residing in the arrondissement.
Postal codes in the Plaisance Arrondissement start with the number 17 .
Municipalities
The arondissement consists of the following communes :
*
Plaisance
*
Pilate
Pontius Pilate (; grc-gre, Πόντιος Πιλᾶτος, ) was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official who presided over the trial of J ...
References
Arrondissements of Haiti
Nord (Haitian department)
{{Arrondissements of Haiti