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The communal section (French : section communale, formerly section rurale [1] ) is the smallest administrative division in Haiti. The 144 communes are further divided into 571 communal sections. [2] [3] [4]
It is headed by an executive body, the CASEC (Board of Communal Section) and a deliberative body, ASEC (Assembly of the Communal Section).
These two institutions are aided by CDSC (the Development Council of the Communal Section).
Within each, there are cities or neighborhoods, communities, habitations, and lakou with sometimes difficult to grasp distinctions.
Ouest or Lwès is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It is located in south-central Haiti, linking the Great-North and the Tiburon Peninsula.
Carrefour is a largely residential commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti. Port-au-Prince has a population of 1,234,742 while the commune has a population of 501,768.
Guadeloupe is an archipelago of more than 12 islands, as well as islets and rocks situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. It is located in the Leeward Islands in the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, a partly volcanic island arc. To the north lie Antigua and Barbuda and the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat, with Dominica lying to the south.
Nippes or Nip is one of the ten departments of Haiti located in southern Haiti. It is the most recently created department, having been split from Grand'Anse in 2003. The capital of the department is Miragoâne, and it is the least populous department in Haiti.
Terre-de-Bas Island is an island in the Îles des Saintes archipelago, in the Lesser Antilles.
The Guadeloupe Division of Honour(French: Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur) is the top football league in Guadeloupe. It was created in 1952 and is headed by the Guadeloupean League of Football. 18 teams participate. The last 3 placed teams are relegated to the Honorary Promotion Championship.
Sainte-Rose is a commune in the department of Guadeloupe. It is the second largest commune of Guadeloupe, in terms of area, after Petit-Bourg. Sainte-Rose lies on the coast of the island of Basse-Terre.
Les Irois is a commune in the Anse-d'Hainault Arrondissement, in the Grand'Anse department of Haiti.
Plaine-du-Nord is a commune in the Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 28,544 inhabitants.
Port-Margot is a commune in the Borgne Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 36,937 inhabitants.
Articles related to the French overseas department of Guadeloupe include:
Articles related to the French overseas department of Martinique include: