Port-de-Paix (Haitian Creole: Podpè) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 336,650 inhabitants.[1] Postal codes in the Port-de-Paix Arrondissement start with the number 31.
Port-de-Paix Arrondissement
Podpè Awondisman | |
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| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Nord-Ouest |
| Area | |
| 799.71 km2 (308.77 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 14.14 km2 (5.46 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 785.57 km2 (303.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| 336,650 | |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 133,424 |
| • Rural | 203,226 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| Postal code | HT31— |
| Communes | 5 |
| Communal Sections | 13 |
| IHSI Code | 091 |
The arrondissement consists of the following communes:
- Port-de-Paix
- Bassin-Bleu
- Chansolme
- Lapointe[2]
- Île de la Tortue (the island Tortuga)
References
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ Olivier, Louis-Joseph, ed. (14 August 2015). "Création de cinq nouvelles communes par décret présidentiel" (in French). Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
19°57′00″N 72°50′00″W / 19.95°N 72.8333°W
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