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.
Plaisance Arrondissement
Plezans Awondisman | |
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| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Nord |
| Area | |
| 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] | |
| 123,633 | |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 27,896 |
| • Rural | 95,737 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| Postal code | HT17— |
| Communes | 2 |
| Communal Sections | 16 |
| IHSI Code | 037 |
Geography
editAccording to the Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics, the arrondissement has a total area of 93.56 square miles (242.32 km2).[2]
Demographics
editThis section needs to be updated. (May 2016) |
2003 Census
editAs of the census of 2003, there were 90,812 people residing in the arrondissement.[3]
2009 Estimated Census
editAs 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[citation needed] .
2019 Estimated Census
editThe demographic information for Plaisance Arrondissement as of 2019 is as follows:
- Gender Distribution: There were 913 males and 1,208 females.
- Age Groups: The population was distributed across various age groups with 317 individuals aged 0–17 years, and 1,550 individuals aged 18–64 years.
- Age Distribution: More specifically, there were 286 people aged 0–14 years, 697 people aged 15–29 years, 415 people aged 30–44 years, 362 people aged 45–59 years, 257 people aged 60–74 years, and 104 people aged 75 years and above.
- Citizenship: Among the residents, 1,796 were French citizens, and 325 held foreign citizenship.
- Immigration Status: The area had 1,704 individuals who were not immigrants and 418 immigrants.[4]
Municipalities
editThe arondissement consists of the following communes[citation needed] :
References
edit- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI), 7 August 2003.
- ^ "Plaisance 21 (Statistical Area, France) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
19°36′00″N 72°28′00″W / 19.6°N 72.4667°W
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