Plaisance Arrondissement

Plaisance Arrondissement Plezans Awondisman
Arrondissement
Country	Haiti
Department	Nord
Area[1]
• Arrondissement	242.32 km2 (93.56 sq mi)
• Urban	3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
• Rural	239.24 km2 (92.37 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1]
• Arrondissement	123,633
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Urban	27,896
• Rural	95,737
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
Postal code	HT17—
Communes	2
Communal Sections	16
IHSI Code	037

Plaisance (Haitian Creole: Plezans) is an arrondissement in the Nord Department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 123,633 inhabitants.^[1] Postal codes in the Plaisance Arrondissement start with the number 17.

Geography

According to the Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics, the arrondissement has a total area of 93.56 square miles (242.32 km²).^[2]

Demographics

2003 Census

As of the census of 2003, there were 90,812 people residing in the arrondissement.^[3]

2009 Estimated Census

As of the estimated census of 2009, there were 112,428 people and 22,010 households residing in the arrondissement.^[2]

Postal codes in the Plaisance Arrondissement start with the number 17 .

Municipalities

The arondissement consists of the following communes :

• Plaisance
• Pilate

References

1. 1 2 3 "Population totale, population de 18 ans et plus ménages et densités estimés en 2015" [Total Population, Population of 18 and over, Households and Densities Estimated in 2015] (PDF). IHSI (in French). March 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2017. 
2. 1 2 "POPULATION TOTALE, POPULATION DE 18 ANS ET PLUS MENAGES ET DENSITES ESTIMES EN 2009" (PDF). IHSI: Institut Haitien de Statistique et d'Informatique. March 2009. Retrieved 2014-08-19. 
3. ↑ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI), 7 August 2003.

Coordinates: 19°36′00″N 72°28′00″W / 19.6°N 72.4667°W / 19.6; -72.4667