The commune () is the third-level divisions of

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

. The 10 departments have 42 arrondissements, which are divided into 147 communes and then into 571

communal section The communal section (, formerly section rurale) is the smallest administrative division in Haiti. The 144 List of communes of Haiti, communes are further divided into 571 communal sections. Operation It is headed by an executive body, the CAS ...

s. Communes are roughly equivalent to

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s and incorporated

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Administration

Each commune has a

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...

(''conseil municipal'') compound of three members elected by the inhabitants of the commune for a 4-year term. The municipal council is led by a president often called ''

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''.Each commune has a municipal assembly (''assemblée municipale'') who assists the council in its work. The members of the assembly are also elected for 4 years. Each commune is ruled by a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

List

Artibonite

* Dessalines Arrondissement ** Dessalines ** Desdunes ** Grande-Saline ** Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite * Gonaïves Arrondissement **

Gonaïves Gonaïves (; also Les Gonaïves; , ) is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. The population was 356,324 at the 2015 census. History The city of Gonaïves was founded around 1422 by a group of T ...

** Ennery ** L'Estère * Gros Morne Arrondissement ** Gros-Morne ** Anse-Rouge ** Terre-Neuve * Marmelade Arrondissement ** Marmelade ** Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye * Saint-Marc Arrondissement ** Saint-Marc ** Les Arcadins ** La Chapelle ** Liancourt ** Verrettes ** Montrouis

Centre

* Cerca-la-Source Arrondissement ** Cerca-la-Source ** Thomassique * Hinche Arrondissement ** Hinche ** Cerca-Carvajal ** Maïssade ** Thomonde * Lascahobas Arrondissement ** Lascahobas ** Baptiste ** Belladère ** Savanette * Mirebalais Arrondissement ** Mirebalais ** Boucan-Carré ** Saut-d'Eau

Grand'Anse

* Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement ** Anse-d'Hainault ** Dame-Marie ** Les Irois * Corail Arrondissement ** Beaumont ** Corail ** Pestel ** Roseaux * Jérémie Arrondissement **

Jérémie Jérémie (; ) is a commune and capital city of the Grand'Anse department in Haiti. It had a population of about 134,317 at the 2015 census. It is relatively isolated from the rest of the country. The Grande-Anse River flows near the city. ...

** Abricots ** Bonbon ** Chambellan ** Marfranc ** Moron

Nippes

* Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement ** Anse-à-Veau ** Arnaud ** L'Asile **

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** Plaisance-du-Sud * Baradères Arrondissement ** Baradères ** Grand-Boucan * Miragoâne Arrondissement ** Miragoâne ** Fonds-des-Nègres ** Paillant ** Petite-Rivière-de-Nippes

Nord

* Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement ** Acul-du-Nord ** Milot ** Plaine-du-Nord * Borgne Arrondissement ** Borgne ** Port-Margot * Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement ** Cap-Haïtien ** Limonade ** Quartier-Morin * Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement ** Grande-Rivière-du-Nord ** Bahon * Limbé Arrondissement ** Limbé ** Bas-Limbé * Plaissance Arrondissement ** Plaisance ** Pilate * Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement ** Saint-Raphaël ** Dondon ** La Victoire ** Pignon ** Ranquitte

Nord-Est

* Fort-Liberté Arrondissement **

Fort-Liberté Fort-Liberté (; ) is a List of communes of Haiti, commune and administrative capital of the Nord-Est (department), Nord-Est Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti. It is close to the border of the Dominican Republic and is one of the oldest c ...

** Perches ** Ferrier * Ouanaminthe Arrondissement ** Ouanaminthe ** Capotille ** Mont-Organisé * Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement ** Trou-du-Nord ** Caracol ** Sainte-Suzanne ** Grand-Bassin ** Terrier-Rouge * Vallières Arrondissement ** Vallières ** Carice ** Mombin-Crochu

Nord-Ouest

* Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement ** Môle-Saint-Nicolas ** Baie-de-Henne ** Bombardopolis ** Jean-Rabel * Port-de-Paix Arrondissement ** Port-de-Paix ** Bassin-Bleu ** Chansolme ** Lapointe ** La Tortue * Saint-Louis-du-Nord Arrondissement ** Saint-Louis-du-Nord ** Anse-à-Foleur

Ouest

* Arcahaie Arrondissement ** Arcahaie **

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* Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement ** Croix-des-Bouquets ** Cornillon ** Fonds-Verrettes ** Ganthier ** Thomazeau * La Gonâve Arrondissement ** Anse-à-Galets ** Pointe-à-Raquette * Léogâne Arrondissement ** Léogâne ** Grand-Goâve ** Petit-Goâve * Port-au-Prince Arrondissement **

Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The me ...

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** Cité Soleil ** Delmas ** Gressier ** Kenscoff ** Pétion-Ville ** Tabarre

Sud-Est

* Bainet Arrondissement ** Bainet ** Côtes-de-Fer * Belle-Anse Arrondissement ** Belle-Anse ** Anse-à-Pitres ** Grand-Gosier ** Thiotte * Jacmel Arrondissement ** Jacmel ** Cayes-Jacmel ** La Vallée ** Marigot

Sud Sud or SUD may refer to: Places * Sud (Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg constituency), a constituency in Luxembourg * Sud (department), an administrative subdivision of Haiti * Sud Department (Ivory Coast), defunct administrative subdivision of ...

Aquin Arrondissement Aquin () is an arrondissement in the Sud Department of Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western ...

** Aquin ** Cavaillon ** Saint-Louis-du-Sud **Fond des Blancs * Les Cayes Arrondissement ** Les Cayes ** Camp-Perrin ** Chantal ** Île-à-Vache **

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** Torbeck * Chardonnières Arrondissement ** Chardonnières ** Les Anglais ** Tiburon * Côteaux Arrondissement ** Côteaux ** Port-à-Piment ** Roche-à-Bateaux * Port-Salut Arrondissement ** Port-Salut ** Arniquet ** Saint-Jean-du-Sud

References

External links

Code Postal HaitienHaiti-Référence 7320. - Arrondissements et communes d'Haiti

Administration

List

Sud Sud or SUD may refer to: Places * Sud (Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg constituency), a constituency in Luxembourg * Sud (department), an administrative subdivision of Haiti * Sud Department (Ivory Coast), defunct administrative subdivision of ...

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