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Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement

Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement
Kap Ayisyen Awondisman
Arrondissement
Map
Country Haiti
DepartmentNord
Area
[1]
 • Arrondissement245.76 km2 (94.89 sq mi)
 • Urban
27.14 km2 (10.48 sq mi)
 • Rural
218.62 km2 (84.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Arrondissement356,908
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
295,607
 • Rural
61,301
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
Postal code
HT11—
Communes3
Communal Sections8
IHSI Code031

Cap-Haïtien (Haitian Creole: Kap Ayisyen) is an arrondissement in the Nord department of Haiti and is the second-most important city of the country. It is known as the historical and tourism capital of the country. Cap-Haïtien was founded in 1670 by the French settler Bertrand d'Ogeron de La Bouëre. As of 2015, the population was 356,908 inhabitants.[1] The city is governed by three mayors elected by popular vote every 5 years and also represented in the National Assembly of Haiti with one member elected every 4 years. Postal codes in Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement start with the number 11.

The arrondissement consists of the following communes:

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population totale, population de 18 ans et plus ménages et densités estimés en 2015" [Total Population, Population of 18 and over, Households and Densities Estimated in 2015] (PDF). IHSI (in French). March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-06. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  1. Geohive Data for Haiti
  2. Mongabay Information for Cap-Haïtien

19°45′N 72°12′W / 19.75°N 72.2°W / 19.75; -72.2


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