Plaisance Arrondissement

Plaisance Arrondissement
Plezans Awondisman
Arrondissement
Country  Haiti
Department Nord
Area[1]
  Arrondissement 242.32 km2 (93.56 sq mi)
  Urban 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
  Rural 239.24 km2 (92.37 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1]
  Arrondissement 123,633
  Density 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
  Urban 27,896
  Rural 95,737
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern)
Postal code HT17
Communes 2
Communal Sections 16
IHSI Code 037

Plaisance (Haitian Creole: Plezans) is an arrondissement in the Nord Department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 123,633 inhabitants.[1] Postal codes in the Plaisance Arrondissement start with the number 17.

Geography

According to the Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics, the arrondissement has a total area of 93.56 square miles (242.32 km2).[2]

Demographics

2003 Census

As of the census of 2003, there were 90,812 people residing in the arrondissement.[3]

2009 Estimated Census

As of the estimated census of 2009, there were 112,428 people and 22,010 households residing in the arrondissement.[2]

Postal codes in the Plaisance Arrondissement start with the number 17 .

Municipalities

The arondissement consists of the following communes :

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. 1 2 "POPULATION TOTALE, POPULATION DE 18 ANS ET PLUS MENAGES ET DENSITES ESTIMES EN 2009" (PDF). IHSI: Institut Haitien de Statistique et d'Informatique. March 2009. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  3. Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI), 7 August 2003.

Coordinates: 19°36′00″N 72°28′00″W / 19.6°N 72.4667°W / 19.6; -72.4667


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