Nippes

Nippes Nip
Department
Nippes in Haiti
Country	Haiti
Capital	Miragoâne
Government
• Type	Departmental Council
Area
• Department	1,267.77 km2 (489.49 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Department	342,325
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
• Urban	62,211
• Rural	280,314
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
ISO 3166 code	HT-NI

Nippes is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti.

It is the newest and smallest Haitian department; it was created in 2003 with the eastern part of the Grand'Anse Department. It has an estimated population of 266,379 (2003) and its capital city is Miragoâne.

Nippes has an area of 1,219 km². It is bordered to the south by the Sud Department, to the east by the Ouest Department, to the west by the Grand'Anse Department and to the north by the Gonâve Channel, the southern part of the Gulf of Gonâve.

Harbour of Petite Rivière de Nippes, Haiti

Administrative division

The department is divided into three arrondissements (like districts) and 11 communes (like municipalities). The "arrondissements" and their "communes" are:

1. Miragoâne
   1. Miragoâne
   2. Petite-Rivière-de-Nippes
   3. Fonds-des-Nègres
   4. Paillant
2. Anse-à-Veau
   1. Anse-à-Veau
   2. L'Asile
   3. Petit-Trou-de-Nippes
   4. Plaisance-du-Sud
   5. Arnaud
3. Baradères
   1. Barradères
   2. Grand-Boucan