Jacmel ( ht, Jakmèl) 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 Sud-Est 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 s ...

. As of 2015, the population was 338,728 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Jacmel Arrondissement start with the number 91. The arrondissement consists of the following communes: *

Jacmel Jacmel (; ht, Jakmèl) is a commune in southern Haiti founded by the Spanish in 1504 and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across the Tiburon Peninsu ...

Cayes-Jacmel Cayes-Jacmel ( ht, Kay Jakmèl) is a commune in the Jacmel Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. It has 36693 inhabitants. Cayes-Jacmel is down the road from Cyvadier and home to a lovely public beach and has a remarkable farmers ma ...

* La Vallée * Marigot

History

2010 7.0 earthquake

Recovery

In December 2010, the Capponi Construction Group, a Miami-based construction company decided to help with the revitalization of a Jacmel. This initiative was created to help stimulate a self-sustained tourism economy for Haiti.

Michael Capponi Michael Jean Francois Capponi (born April 5, 1972) is an American businessman. He is best known for helping to develop Miami Beach's nightlife and his humanitarian work with his foundation, Global Empowerment Mission. Early life Capponi was bor ...

, founder of the Capponi Group, formed the Jacmel Advisory Council to help revitalize Jacmel, while preserving its arts, culture and traditions. The board promotes best practices to provide a socio-economic system for thousands of Haitians living in the south east region. Capponi Group Haiti is also restoring a 200-year-old coffee sorting house on the port of Jacmel.

, a city with many French colonial heritage buildings, was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude tremblor on 12 January 2010, collapsing much of its heritage architecture.

Facilities

The largest health centre/hospital in the region is Saint-Michel in

. It was severely damaged in the 12 January 2010 quake. IRIN
"HAÏTI: Les craintes d’un tremblement de terre persistent"
''02 February 2010'' (accessed 2 February 2010)

References

Arrondissements of Haiti Sud-Est (department) {{Haiti-geo-stub