Nord-Est (department)

Nord-Est
Nòdès
Fort Saint Joseph
Fort Saint Joseph
Nord-Est in Haiti
Nord-Est in Haiti
Country Haiti
CapitalFort-Liberté
Largest CityOuanaminthe
RégionLe Grand-Nord
SymbolePalm tree enclosed in a fort
Government
 • TypeDepartmental Council
Area
 • Department1,622.93 km2 (626.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Department393,967
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
 • Urban
190,926
 • Rural
203,041
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
ISO 3166 codeHT-NE
HDI (2017)0.472[2]
low · 6th

Nord-Est (French, pronounced [nɔʁɛst]) or Nodès (Haitian Creole; both meaning "North East") is one of the ten departments of Haiti, located in northern Haiti. It has an area of 1,623 km2 (627 sq mi), making it the smallest of all the departments. It had an estimated population of 393,967 as of 2015.[3] Its capital is Fort-Liberté. It was a part of the Nord department.

  1. ^ "Parallels H-Sphere Account has been suspended" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/haiti.aspx [dead link]