Nippes Department
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Departments of Haiti
The Communes of Haiti are the third-level divisions of Haiti. The 10 departments have 42 arrondissements which are divided into 140 communes.-Artibonite Department:*Dessalines Arrondissement**Desdunes**Dessalines**Grande Saline...
(French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: département) of Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, having been split from Grand'Anse Department
Grand'Anse Department
Grand'Anse is one of the ten administrative departments of Haiti. Its capital is Jérémie.-History:...
in 2003. The capital of the department is Miragoâne
Miragoane
Miragoâne is a coastal town in western Haïti and the capital of the Nippes Department. It is regarded as one of the major ports in the trade in used goods. Bales of used clothing, shoes, appliances and used cars arrive at the port from Miami and other U.S. cities. Local merchants in the informal...
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The department is divided into three arrondissements:
- Miragoâne ArrondissementMiragoâne ArrondissementMiragoâne is an arrondissement in the Nippes Department of Haiti.It had 113,169 inhabitants at the 2003 Census.Postal codes in the Miragoâne Arrondissement start with the number 74....
- Anse-à-Veau ArrondissementAnse-à-Veau ArrondissementAnse-à-Veau is an arrondissement in the Nippes Department of Haiti.It has 153,210 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement start with the number 75.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...
- Baradères ArrondissementBaradères ArrondissementBaradères is an arrondissement in the Nippes Department of Haiti.Postal codes in the Baradères Arrondissement start with the number 75.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Baradères* Grand-Boucan...