Artibonite Department
POPULATION: Greater than 1.1 million
SIZE: About 1,920 square miles (4984 square kilometers)
LOCATION: Northern and central section of the west coast
CAPITAL CITY: Gonaives
Centre Department
POPULATION: Greater than 560,000
SIZE: About 1420 square miles (3675 square kilometers)
LOCATION: East central region, on the Dominican Republic border
NOTE: Only land-locked department in Haiti
CAPITAL CITY: Hinche
Grand'Anse Department
POPULATION: Greater than 330,000
SIZE: About 740 square miles (1912 square kilometers)
LOCATION: Northwest Tiburon Peninsula, Southern Haiti
CAPITAL CITY: Jeremie
Nippes Department
POPULATION: Greater than 260,000
SIZE: 490 square miles (1267 square kilometers)
LOCATION: Tiburon Peninsula in Southern Haiti
CAPITAL CITY: Miragoane
Nord Department
POPULATION: Greater than 870,000
SIZE: About 810 square miles (2106 square kilometers)
LOCATION: North central coast of Haiti
CAPITAL CITY:
Cap Haitien
Nord-Est Department
POPULATION: Greater than 300,000
SIZE: About 700 square miles (1805 square kilometers)
LOCATION: Northeast coast and Dominican border
CAPITAL CITY: Fort-Liberte
Nord-Ouest Department
POPULATION: Greater than 440,000
SIZE: About 840 square miles (2176 square kilometers)
LOCATION: Northwest and west coast
CAPITAL CITY: Port-de-Paix
Ouest Department
POPULATION: Greater than 3.6 million
SIZE: About 1860 square miles (4827 square kilometers)
LOCATION: West coast to Dominican Border, Southern Haiti
CAPITAL CITY:
Port-au-Prince
Sud-Est Department
POPULATION: Greater than 500,000
SIZE: About 780 square miles (2023 square kilometers)
LOCATION: southeast coast of Haiti on Dominican border
CAPITAL CITY:
Jacmel
Sud Department
POPULATION: Greater than 700,000
SIZE: About 1080 square miles (2794 square kilometers)
LOCATION: Southern Haiti, Tiburon Peninsula's south coast
CAPITAL CITY: Les Cayes
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