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Haiti

Official name:

the Republic of Haiti

Name in native language:

Haïti

Capital:

Port-au-Prince

ISO country code

HT

Nat. statistical agency:

Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)

Region:

the Caribbean

Census Results

1950-08-07 : 3,097,220
1971-08-31 : 4,329,991
1982-08-30 : 5,053,189
2003-08-07 : 7,929,048

the Republic of Haiti

Administrative units

départment	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1995 estimate	population 2003-08-07 census	population 2009 estimate
source: Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI), Haiti.
Departement de L'Artibonite	Gonaïves	4,886.94	1,013,779	1,070,397	1,571,020
Departement du Centre	Hinche	3,487.41	490,790	565,043	678,626
Departement de la Grand-Anse	Jérémie	1,911.97	641,399	337,516	425,878
Departement des Nippes	Miragoâne	1,267.77		266,379	311,497
Departement du Nord	Cap-Haïtien	2,114.91	759,318	773,546	970,495
Departement du Nord-Est	Fort-Liberté	1,622.93	248,764	300,493	358,277
Departement du Nord-Ouest	Port-de-Paix	2,102.88	420,971	445,080	662,777
Departement de L'Ouest	Port-au-Prince	4,982.56	2,494,862	3,093,698	3,664,620
Departement du Sud	Les Cayes	2,653.60	653,398	627,311	704,760
Departement du Sud-Est	Jacmel	2,034.10	457,013	449,585	575,293
total		27,065.07	7,180,294	7,929,048	9,923,243

Main cities

name	population 1990 estimate	population 1995 estimate	population 2009 estimate	latitude / longitude
Port-au-Prince	690,168	846,247	875,978	18.52/-72.28
Carrefour	216,930	277,662	430,250
Delmas	178,990	232,142	359,451
Pétion-Ville	55,312	69,543	271,175
Cité Soleil	..	..	241,055
Gonaïves	49,320	59,049	228,725
Cap-Haïtien	86,445	100,638	155,505
Saint Marc	..	..	122,747
Port-de-Paix	..	..	99,580
Tabarre	..	..	99,011
Croix des Bouquets	..	..	84,812
Léogane	..	..	78,477
Pétit-Gôave	..	..	76,243
source: Ambassade d'Haïti, Washington DC. note: The metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince was estimated at 1,425,594 for 1995.