Les Cayes Arrondissement

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Les Cayes Arrondissement
Okay Awondisman
Country Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Department Sud
Area
[1]
   Arrondissement 873.49 km2 (337.26 sq mi)
  Urban
22.62 km2 (8.73 sq mi)
  Rural
850.87 km2 (328.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2015) [1]
   Arrondissement 346,276
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
   Urban
105,697
   Rural
240,579
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern)
Postal code
HT81
Communes 6
Communal Sections 20
IHSI Code071

Les Cayes, often referred to as Aux Cayes (Haitian Creole : Okay) is an arrondissement in the Sud department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 346,276 inhabitants. [1] Postal codes in the Les Cayes Arrondissement start with the number 81.

The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:

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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

Coordinates: 18°12′N73°45′W / 18.2°N 73.75°W / 18.2; -73.75