An ''arrondissement'' (; ht, awondisman) is a level of
administrative division in Haiti.
, the 10
departments of Haiti
In the administrative divisions of Haiti, the department (french: département d'Haïti, ; ht, depatman Ayiti) is the first of four levels of government. Haiti is divided administratively into ten departments, which are further subdivided into 4 ...
were divided into 42 arrondissements.
Arrondissements are further divided into
communes and
communal sections.
The term
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 ...
can be roughly translated into English as district. A more etymologically precise, but less allegorical, definition would be encirclements, from the French ''arrondir'', to encircle.
CNRTL - arrondissement (definition)
/ref> Because no single translation adequately conveys the layered sense of the word, the French term is usually used in English writing.
The Arrondissements are listed below, by department:
List
References
External links
Code Postal HaitienHaiti-Référence 7320. - Arrondissements et communes d’Haiti
See also
*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 s ...
*Departments of Haiti
In the administrative divisions of Haiti, the department (french: département d'Haïti, ; ht, depatman Ayiti) is the first of four levels of government. Haiti is divided administratively into ten departments, which are further subdivided into 4 ...
* Communes of Haiti
{{Arrondissements of Haiti
Subdivisions of Haiti
Haiti, Arrondissements
Haiti 2
Districts, Haiti
Haiti geography-related lists