List of communes of Haiti
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Thecommune(French pronunciation:[kɔmyn]) is the third-level divisions ofHaiti.The 10departmentshave 42arrondissements,which are divided into 144 communes and then into 571communal sections.[1][2][3]
Communes are roughly equivalent tocivil townshipsand incorporatedmunicipalities.
Administration
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Eachcommunehas amunicipal council(conseil municipal) compound of three members elected by the inhabitants of the commune for a 4-yearterm.The municipal council is led by apresidentoften calledmayor.
Each commune has amunicipal 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 amunicipality.
List
[edit]- Dessalines Arrondissement
- Gonaïves Arrondissement
- Gros Morne Arrondissement
- Marmelade Arrondissement
- Saint-Marc Arrondissement
- Cerca-la-Source Arrondissement
- Hinche Arrondissement
- Lascahobas Arrondissement
- Mirebalais Arrondissement
- Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement
- Borgne Arrondissement
- Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement
- Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement
- Limbé Arrondissement
- Plaissance Arrondissement
- Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement
- Fort-Liberté Arrondissement
- Ouanaminthe Arrondissement
- Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement
- Trou-du-Nord
- Caracol
- Sainte-Suzanne
- Grand-Bassinet Terrier-Rouge
- Vallières Arrondissement
- Arcahaie Arrondissement
- Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement
- La Gonâve Arrondissement
- Léogâne Arrondissement
- Port-au-Prince Arrondissement
- Aquin Arrondissement
- Aquin
- Cavaillon
- Saint-Louis-du-Sud
- Fond des Blancs
- Les Cayes Arrondissement
- Chardonnières Arrondissement
- Côteaux Arrondissement
- Port-Salut Arrondissement
References
[edit]- ^Olivier, Louis-Joseph, ed. (14 August 2015)."Création de cinq nouvelles communes par décret présidentiel"(in French). Le Nouvelliste.Retrieved17 March2016.
- ^Press, ed. (16 August 2015)."Haïti - Politique: 5 nouvelles communes en Haïti".Haiti Libre.Retrieved17 March2016.
- ^"7300.- Divisions territoriales"(in French). Haiti-Référence. 17 August 2015.Retrieved17 March2016.
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[edit]See also
[edit]- Administrative divisions of Haiti
- Departments of Haiti
- Arrondissements of Haiti
- Communal section
- List of cities in Haiti
