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UTC-4 (Eastern) Port-de-Paix (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ də pɛ]; Haitian Creole: Pòdepè or Pòdpè; meaning "Port of Peace") is a commune and the capital of the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti on the Atlantic coast. It has a population of 462,000 (2015 IHSI estimate). Port-de-Paix used to be a large exporter of bananas and coffee.
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.
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. The total area of Haiti is 27,750 square kilometres (10,714 sq mi). Its capital is Port-au-Prince. The official languages are French and Haitian Creole.
v. t. e. An arrondissement (pronounced [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃]; Haitian Creole: awondisman) is a level of administrative division in Haiti. As of 2015, the 10 departments of Haiti were divided into 42 arrondissements. [1] Arrondissements are further divided into communes and communal sections. The term arrondissement can be roughly translated into ...
It constitutes the commune of Île de la Tortue in the Port-de-Paix arrondissement of the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti. Tortuga is 180 square kilometres (69 square miles) [3] in size and had a population of 25,936 at the 2003 census. In the 17th century, Tortuga was a major center and haven of Caribbean piracy.
The department has long been isolated from Port-au-Prince, gaining it the nickname of Far-West. The RN5 now connects Gonayiv to Gros-Morne and Port-de-Paix. the RN6 from Ouanaminthes to Cap-Haitian is to be continued until Port-de-Paix. Port-de-Paix is the second biggest port on the Haitian Atlantic coast. Port-de-Paix has its own airport.
Population. (7 August 2003) [1] • Total. 33,926. Bassin-Bleu ( French pronunciation: [basɛ̃ blø]; Haitian Creole: Basen Ble) is a commune in the Port-de-Paix Arrondissement, in the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti. It has 33,926 inhabitants. Bassin-Bleu is a home to a waterfall/pond also called Bassin-Bleu. They are a main tourist attraction.
Carrefour, Haiti. Carrefour (French pronunciation: [kaʁfuʁ] ⓘ; Haitian Creole: Kafou, pronounced [kafu], meaning Crossroads in English) is a largely residential commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti. Port-au-Prince has a population of 1,234,742 [2] while the commune has a population of 501,768.