Sud-Est (department)
Sud-Est (Haitian Creole: Sidès, English: South-East) is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 2,034.10 km2 and a population of 632,601 (2015). Its capital is Jacmel.
Sud-Est
Sidès | |
|---|---|
 Marigot | |
 Sud-Est in Haiti | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Capital | Jacmel |
| Government | |
| • Type | Departmental Council |
| Area | |
| • department | 2,034.10 km2 (785.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • department | 632,601 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 96,454 |
| • Rural | 536,147 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| ISO 3166 code | HT-SE |
| HDI (2017) | 0.467[2] low · 8th |
History
2010 earthquake
Jacmel in Jacmel Arrondissement, a city with many French colonial heritage buildings, was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude tremblor on 12 January 2010, collapsing much of that heritage architecture.[3]
Administrative divisions
The Department of Sud-Est is subdivided into three arrondissements, which are further subdivided into ten communes.
There are fifteen other smaller towns or villages, including: Banane, Bourcan-Bélier, Cavalier, Coutelas, Forêt-des-Pins, La Fond, La Vallée, Mare Rouge, Mayette, Mombin, Platon-Besace, Saint Antoine, Savane-Zombi, and Seguin.[4]
References
- http://www.ihsi.ht/pdf/projection/Estimat_PopTotal_18ans_Menag2015.pdf
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- CNN, "The Situation Room", 15 January 2010
- "Département du Sud-Est". Haiticulture.ch. 28 January 2010.
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