Départements of Haiti
The ten departments of Haiti ( Creole . Depatman Ayiti , French: départements d'Haïti ) are further divided into 41 arrondissements and 133 parishes.
administration
Each department of Haiti has a department council ( conseil départemental ), which consists of three members . Its members are elected for four years by the departmental assembly. A president is at the head of the departmental council . The council is the executive body of the department.
The department assembly ( assemblée départementale ) supports the council in its work. The department assembly members are also elected for four years.
List of departments
| No. | Department | Capital | Area (km²) | Residents | Inhabitants / km² | map |
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| 1 | Artibonite | Gonaives | 4,984 | 1,168,800 | 234.5 |
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| 2 | Center | Hinche | 3,675 | 564.200 | 153.5 |
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| 3 | Grand'Anse | Jérémie | 1,500-2,000 | 733,000 (before split) |
366.5-488.7 |
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| 4th | Trinkets (new since 2003) | Miragoâne | 1,500-2,000 | 266.379 | 177.6-133.2 |
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| 5 | North | Cap-Haïtien | 2,106 | 872.200 | 414.2 |
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| 6th | North-Est | Fort Liberté | 1,805 | 283,800 | 157.2 |
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| 7th | North-East | Port-de-Paix | 2.176 | 488,500 | 224.5 |
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| 8th | Ouest | Port-au-Prince | 4,827 | 2,943,200 | 609.7 |
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| 9 | South-Est | Jacmel | 2.023 | 518.200 | 256.2 |
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| 10 | South | Les Cayes | 2,794 | 745,000 | 266.6 |
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