Sud Department facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sud
(Kréyòl): Sid
Department
Entrance gate to Les Cayes
Country	Haiti
Capital	Les Cayes
- coordinates	18°12′0″N 73°45′0″W / 18.20000°N 73.75000°W / 18.20000; -73.75000
Area	2,794 km² (1,079 sq mi)
Population	621,651 (2003)
Density	222.5 /km² (576 /sq mi)
Subdivisions	5 Arrondissements 18 Communes
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	DST (UTC-4)
Area code	+509
ISO 3166-2	HT-SD

Sud (English: South) is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. Its capital is Les Cayes.

Geography

The Départment du Sud has an area of 2,794 km². It is bordered to the north by the Grand'Anse and Nippes departments, to the east by the Sud-Est Department and by the Caribbean Sea to the west and south.

The Massiff de la Hotte, an important Haitian mountain range, runs from west to east along the centre of the department. Because of this, rivers here are short; some of them are Acul du Sud, Torbeck, Ravine du Sud, de l'Ilet, Cavaillon, des Anglais, Port à Piment, Saut Mathurine, de Tiburon.

Population

The department had, in the 2003 census, a population of 621,651 persons: 312,729 men and 308.922 women, with only 109,623 (17.63%) living in cities and towns.

Administrative division

The department is divided into five arrondissements (like districts) and 18 communes (like municipalities). The "arrondissements" and their "communes" are:

1. Aquin
   1. Aquin
   2. Cavaillon
   3. Saint-Louis-du-Sud
2. Les Cayes
   1. Les Cayes
   2. Camp-Perrin
   3. Chantal
   4. Maniche
   5. Île-à-Vache
   6. Torbeck
3. Les Chardonnières
   1. Les Chardonnières
   2. Les Anglais
   3. Tiburon
4. Les Côteaux
   1. Les Côteaux
   2. Port-à-Piment
   3. Roche-à-Bateau
5. Port-Salut
   1. Port-Salut
   2. Arniquet
   3. Saint-Jean-du-Sud

See also

In Spanish: Departamento Sur (Haití) para niños