Borgne (; ht, Obòy) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Borgne Arrondissement
Borgne ( ht, Obòy) is an arrondissement in the Nord 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 Greate ...
, in
Nord
Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to:
Acronyms
* National Organization for Rare Disorders, an American nonprofit organization
* New Orleans Recreation Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
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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 ...
. The
economy
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there is based on
agriculture
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and
fishery
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. Other nearby places include
Port-Margot
Port-Margot ( ht, Pò Mago) is a commune in the Borgne Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 36,937 inhabitants.
Communal Sections
The commune consists of six communal section
The communal section (french: section communale, ...
,
Robin
Robin may refer to:
Animals
* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
* Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
**European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'')
** Bush-robin
**Forest r ...
, and
Fond La Grange. Borgne is currently in the early stages of developing a "
sister cities" relationship with
Honeoye Falls,
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
,
United States
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.
Communal Sections
The commune consists of seven
communal section
The communal section (french: section communale, formerly section rurale) is the smallest administrative division in Haiti. The 144 communes are further divided into 571 communal sections.
Operation
It is headed by an executive body, the CASE ...
s, namely:
*
Margot, rural
*
Boucan Michel, rural
*
Petit Bourg de Borgne, urban (Petit Bourg de Borgne neighborhood) and rural
*
Trou d'Enfer, rural
*
Champagne
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, rural
*
Molas
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, rural
*
Côte de Fer et Fond Lagrange, urban (town of Borgne) and rural
External links
Satellite view of Borgne
References
Populated places in Nord (Haitian department)
Communes of Haiti
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