Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement Explained

Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement
Native Name:Sen Rafayèl Awondisman
Native Name Lang:ht
Settlement Type:Arrondissement
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Nord
Area Total Km2:557.58
Area Urban Km2:4.71
Area Rural Km2:552.87
Population Total:169867
Population As Of:2015
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:55681
Population Rural:114186
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:HT14 -
Utc Offset1:-5
Timezone1:Eastern
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Saint-Raphaël (Haitian; Haitian Creole: Sen Rafayèl) is an arrondissement in the Nord department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 169,867 inhabitants.[1] Postal codes in the Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement start with the number 14.

Communes

The arrondissement consists of the following communes:

History

In the wake of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, food had become short in supply. On 31 January 2010, a food shipment sent through the Pignon Airport, for an orphanage in the commune of Pignon, was looted just after leaving the airport gates. A negotiation between aide shippers and the local mayor lead to a partitioning of food aide between the orphanage and the rest of the population.[2]

References

19.4225°N -72.1997°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population totale, population de 18 ans et plus ménages et densités estimés en 2015. March 2015. IHSI. fr. Total Population, Population of 18 and over, Households and Densities Estimated in 2015. 8 May 2017.
  2. New York Times, "Volunteers Fly Supplies Into Hard-to-Reach Areas", Shaila Dewan, 4 February 2010 (accessed 4 February 2010)