Nord-Est 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...
: départements) 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...
. It has an area of 1,805 km² and a population of 283,800 (2002). Its capital is Fort-Liberté
Fort-Liberté
Fort-Liberté is the administrative capital of the Nord-Est Department, Haiti. It is close to the border of the Dominican Republic and is one of the oldest cities in the country. Haiti's independence was proclaimed here on November 29, 1803. The area around Fort-Liberté was originally inhabited by...
. It used to be part of Nord Department. It borders the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
to the east.
The department is divided into four arrondissements:
- Fort-Liberté ArrondissementFort-Liberté ArrondissementFort-Liberté is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est Department of Haiti.It has 51,550 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Fort-Liberté Arrondissement start with the number 21.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...
- Ouanaminthe ArrondissementOuanaminthe ArrondissementOuanaminthe is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est Department of Haiti.It has 109,594 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Ouanaminthe Arrondissement start with the number 22.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...
- le Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement
- Vallières ArrondissementVallières ArrondissementVallières is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est Department of Haiti.It has 52,763 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Vallières Arrondissement start with the number 24.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Vallières...