Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement (Okap)
Cap-Haïtien (Kap Ayisyen) is an arrondissement in the Nord department of Haiti and is the second important city of the country. Known as the historical and touristic capital of the country. Cap-Haïtien was founded in 1670 by the French settler Bertrand d'Ogeron de La Bouëre. As of 2015, the population was 356,908 inhabitants. The city is governed by three mayors elected by popular vote every 5 years and also represented in the National Assembly of Haiti with one member elected every 4 years. Postal codes in Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement start with the number 11.
The arrondissement consists of the following communes:
* Cap-Haïtien
* Quartier-Morin
* Limonade
* 1) Geohive Data for Haiti
* 2) Mongabay Information for Cap-Haïtien
The arrondissement consists of the following communes:
* Cap-Haïtien
* Quartier-Morin
* Limonade
* 1) Geohive Data for Haiti
* 2) Mongabay Information for Cap-Haïtien
Map - Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement (Okap)
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The island was originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno people, who originated in South America. The first Europeans arrived on 5 December 1492 during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus, who initially believed he had found India or China. Columbus subsequently founded the first European settlement in the Americas, La Navidad, on what is now the northeastern coast of Haiti. The island was claimed by Spain and named La Española, forming part of the Spanish Empire until the early 17th century. However, competing claims and settlements by the French led to the western portion of the island being ceded to France in 1697, which was subsequently named Saint-Domingue. French colonists established lucrative sugarcane plantations, worked by vast numbers of slaves brought from Africa, which made the colony one of the richest in the world.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
---|---|---|---|
HTG | Haitian gourde | G | 2 |
USD | United States dollar | $ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
---|---|
FR | French language |
HT | Haitian Creole language |