The commune (French pronunciation: [kɔmyn]) is the third-level divisions of Haiti. The 10 departments have 42 arrondissements, which are divided into 146 communes and then into 571 communal sections.[1]
Communes are roughly equivalent to civil townships and incorporated municipalities.
Administration
editEach commune has a municipal council (conseil municipal) compound of three members elected by the inhabitants of the commune for a 4-year term. The municipal council is led by a president often called mayor.
Each commune has a municipal assembly (assemblée municipale) who assists the council in its work.
The members of the assembly are also elected for 4 years.
Each commune is ruled by a municipality.
List
edit- Dessalines Arrondissement
- Gonaïves Arrondissement
- Gros Morne Arrondissement
- Marmelade Arrondissement
- Saint-Marc Arrondissement
- Cerca-la-Source Arrondissement
- Hinche Arrondissement
- Lascahobas Arrondissement
- Mirebalais Arrondissement
- Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement
- Borgne Arrondissement
- Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement
- Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement
- Limbé Arrondissement
- Plaissance Arrondissement
- Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement
- Fort-Liberté Arrondissement
- Ouanaminthe Arrondissement
- Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement
- Trou-du-Nord
- Caracol
- Sainte-Suzanne
- Grand-Bassin et Terrier-Rouge
- Vallières Arrondissement
- Arcahaie Arrondissement
- Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement
- La Gonâve Arrondissement
- Léogâne Arrondissement
- Port-au-Prince Arrondissement