Nippes

Department of Haiti

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Department in Miragoâne, Haiti

Nippes

Nip

Department

Saut du Baril

Nippes in Haiti

Country|  Haiti
Capital| Miragoâne
Région| Tiburon Peninsula
Symbole| Snowy egret and Yellow-crowned night heron
Government

• Type| Departmental Council
Area

• Department| 1,267.77 km2 (489.49 sq mi)
Population

(2015)[1]

• Department| 342,325
• Density| 270/km2 (700/sq mi)
• Urban

| 62,211
• Rural

| 280,314
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern)
ISO 3166 code| HT-NI
HDI (2017)| 0.482[2]
low · 5th
Miragoâne en 1881

Nippes (French) or Nip (Haitian Creole) is one of the ten departments (the highest-level political subdivisions) of Haiti located in southern Haiti. It is the most recently created department, having been split from Grand'Anse in 2003.[3] The capital of the department is Miragoâne, and it is the least populous department in Haiti.

## History[edit]

### Haitian Period[edit]

Being created from Grand'Anse most of Nippes' history is similar to Grand'Anse's.

Nippes during the Haitian Revolution played a big role with marron troops led by notably Plymouth a Jamaican later on was in Haiti.

### Independence[edit]

Étienne Gérin from Miragwàn is a signatory of the Haitian Declaration of Independence. During the Haitian Civil war between Pétion and Henry 1st, André Rigaud came back to Haiti from France and was disappointed by Pétion's laissez-faire politics and created a de facto republic, the Meridional Republic of Haiti and the Miragoanes bridge was the limit between those two republics.

## Geography[edit]

The department is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Gonave, to the west the Grand'Anse Department , south by the South Department and to the east by the Ouest Department.

The Nippes River is the most important of the department and one of the most important in the country.

Nippes has one of the biggest and most well-preserved bays in Haiti. The Baradères Bay is formed by the Baradères Peninsula and protects multiple minor islands and cays like Picoulet and Corny Island.

Part of the Miragoanes Lake is shared between Nippes and West Departement is the biggest natural freshwater lake in Haiti.

Nippes has many minor islands with one of the biggest cay being the Rochelois located 15 km offshore. The cay has a potential for land reclamation in Haiti.

## Economy[edit]

Nippes has great mining potential in bauxite since the town of Miragoanes had a major bauxite plant operated by Reynold's company.

Nippes has an agriculture and fishing industry with the lake having a potential for pisciculture.

Nippes is a commerce hub since the Miragoanes Port is one of the biggest ports in the South.

## Transportation[edit]

The RN2 (national road system) passes through Nippes going to Les Cayes and making it the bridge between 2 departments. Another one is proposed to connect it to Grand'Anse.

Miragoanes is the major port in the town and the department has no airport.

## Administrative divisions[edit]

The department of Nippes is subdivided into three arrondissements (districts), which are further subdivided into eleven communes (the equivalent of a city or municipality).

Miragoâne Cathedral

* Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement
* Anse-à-Veau
* Arnaud
* L'Asile
* Petit-Trou-de-Nippes
* Plaisance-du-Sud
* Baradères Arrondissement
* Baradères
* Grand-Boucan
* Miragoâne Arrondissement
* Miragoâne
* Fonds-des-Nègres
* Paillant
* Petite-Rivière-de-Nippes

## References[edit]

1. ^ http://www.ihsi.ht/pdf/projection/Estimat_PopTotal_18ans_Menag2015.pdf[bare URL PDF]
2. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
3. ^ Hall, Michael R., ed. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Haiti. p. 78\. ISBN 9780810878105. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

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Departments, arrondissements and communes of Haiti

Artibonite|

| Dessalines Arrondissement|

* Desdunes
* Dessalines
* Grande Saline
* Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite

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Gonaïves Arrondissement|

* Ennery
* L'Estère
* Gonaïves

Gros-Morne Arrondissement|

* Anse-Rouge
* Gros-Morne
* Terre-Neuve

Marmelade Arrondissement|

* Marmelade
* Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye

Saint-Marc Arrondissement|

* La Chapelle
* Saint-Marc
* Verrettes

Centre|

| Cerca-la-Source Arrondissement|

* Cerca-la-Source
* Thomassique

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Hinche Arrondissement|

* Cerca-Cavajal
* Hinche
* Maïssade
* Thomonde

Lascahobas Arrondissement|

* Belladère
* Lascahobas
* Savanette

Mirebalais Arrondissement|

* Boucan-Carré
* Mirebalais
* Saut-d'Eau

Grand'Anse|

| Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement|

* Anse-d'Hainault
* Dame-Marie
* Les Irois

|

Corail Arrondissement|

* Beaumont
* Corail
* Pestel
* Roseaux

Jérémie Arrondissement|

* Abricots
* Bonbon
* Chambellan
* Jérémie
* Moron

Other|

* Navassa Island

Nippes|

| Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement|

* Anse-à-Veau
* L'Asile
* Baradères
* Petit-Trou-de-Nippes

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Miragoâne Arrondissement|

* Miragoâne
* Petite-Rivière-de-Nippes

Nord|

| Acul du Nord Arrondissement|

* Acul-du-Nord
* Milot
* Plaine-du-Nord

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Borgne Arrondissement|

* Borgne
* Port-Margot

Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement|

* Cap-Haïtien
* Limonade
* Quartier-Morin

Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement|

Bahon
Grande-Rivière-du-Nord

Limbé Arrondissement|

* Bas-Limbé
* Limbé

Plaisance Arrondissement|

* Pilate
* Plaisance

Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement|

* Dondon
* La Victoire
* Pignon
* Ranquitte
* Saint-Raphaël

Nord-Est|

| Fort-Liberté Arrondissement|

* Fort-Liberté
* Perches
* Ferrier

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Ouanaminthe Arrondissement|

* Capotille
* Mont-Organisé
* Ouanaminthe

Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement|

* Caracol
* Sainte-Suzanne
* Terrier-Rouge
* Trou-du-Nord

Vallières Arrondissement|

* Carice
* Mombin-Crochu
* Vallières

Nord-Ouest|

| Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement|

* Baie-de-Henne
* Bombardopolis
* Jean-Rabel
* Môle-Saint-Nicolas

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Port-de-Paix Arrondissement|

* Bassin-Bleu
* Chansolme
* La Tortue
* Port-de-Paix

Saint-Louis-du-Nord Arrondissement|

* Anse-à-Foleur
* Saint-Louis-du-Nord

Ouest|

| Arcahaie Arrondissement|

* Arcahaie
* Cabaret

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Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement|

* Cornillon
* Croix-des-Bouquets
* Fonds-Verrettes
* Ganthier
* Thomazeau

La Gonâve Arrondissement|

* Anse-à-Galets
* Pointe-à-Raquette

Léogâne Arrondissement|

* Grand-Goâve
* Léogâne
* Petit-Goâve

Port-au-Prince Arrondissement|

* Carrefour
* Delmas
* Gressier
* Kenscoff
* Pétion-Ville
* Tabarre
* Cité Soleil
* Port-au-Prince

Sud-Est|

| Bainet Arrondissement|

* Bainet
* Côtes-de-Fer

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Belle-Anse Arrondissement|

* Anse-à-Pitres
* Belle-Anse
* Grand-Gosier
* Thiotte

Jacmel Arrondissement|

* Cayes-Jacmel
* Jacmel
* La Vallée
* Marigot

Sud|

| Aquin Arrondissement|

* Aquin
* Cavaellon
* Saint-Louis-du-Sud

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Les Cayes Arrondissement|

* Camp-Perrin
* Les Cayes
* Chantal
* Île à Vache
* Maniche
* Torbeck

Chardonnières Arrondissement|

* Les Anglais
* Chardonnières
* Tiburon

Côteaux Arrondissement|

* Côteaux
* Port-à-Piment
* Roche-à-Bateaux

Port-Salut Arrondissement|

* Arniquet
* Port-Salut
* Saint-Jean-du-Sud

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