Jean-Rabel

Commune in Nord-Ouest, Haiti

Jean-Rabel Jan Rabèl
Commune
19°51′0″N 73°12′0″W / 19.85000°N 73.20000°W / 19.85000; -73.20000
Country	Haiti
Department	Nord-Ouest
Arrondissement	Môle-Saint-Nicolas
Area
• Total	488.13 km² (188.47 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population (2015)^[1]
• Total	148,416
• Density	304/km² (790/sq mi)
	est. adult population only

Jean-Rabel (Haitian Creole: Jan Rabèl) is a commune located west of the city of Port-de-Paix and east of the city of the Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement, in the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti. As of 2015, the estimated adult population was 148,416.

The city of Jean-Rabel is the most important in the western area of the department. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the north, the District of Môle Saint Nicolas on the west side, the District of Port-de-Paix on the east, and the City of Anse-Rouge in the Department of Artibonite on the south.

Mountain ranges

Jean-Rabel's territory contains two mountain ranges. The Saint Nicolas mountain range is located in the central part and has the two highest altitude points (the Pic Morvan, 800 meters high, and the Mount Château, 840 meters high), The Jean-Rabel mountain range's highest point is 850 meters.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

The commune had an estimated adult population of 148,416 for the year 2015.^[1]

The commune had an estimated adult population of 134,969 for the year 2009.^[2]

The commune had an enumerated population of 125,745 for the year 2003.^[3]

Administrative division

The commune of Jean-Rabel is subdivided into seven communal sections, namely:

Lacoma
Guinaudee
Vielle Hatte
La Montagne
Dessources
Grande Source
Diondion

Places with the same name

La ville de Jean-Rabel shares its name with the town (French: ville, le bourg) of Jean-Rabel, a major metropolitan business area. The city of Jean-Rabel is 23 mi/37 km west-southwest of Port-de-Paix and 155.35 mi/250 km north of Port-au-Prince. The city also shares its name with the river: la Riviere de Jean-Rabel.

The Republic of Haïti has three places with the name of Jean Rabel:

Jean-Rabel in the North-West Department (Lat 19°52′ N Long 73°11′W)
Jean Rabel in the North-East Department (Lat 19°26′ N Long 71°47′W)
Jean Rabel in the South-East Department (Lat 18° N Long 72° W)

References

^ ^a ^b "Population totale, de 18 ans et plus menages et densites estimes en 2015" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (in French). IHSI. March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ "Population totale, par sexe et population de 18 ans et plus estimées en 2009, au niveau des différentes unités géographiques" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (in French). IHSI. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ "Institut Haitien de Statistique et d'Informatique". IHSI. 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

Departments, arrondissements and communes of Haiti

Artibonite

Dessalines Arrondissement	Desdunes Dessalines Grande Saline Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite
Gonaïves Arrondissement	Ennery L'Estère Gonaïves
Gros-Morne Arrondissement	Anse-Rouge Gros-Morne Terre-Neuve
Marmelade Arrondissement	Marmelade Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye
Saint-Marc Arrondissement	La Chapelle Saint-Marc Verrettes

Centre

Cerca-la-Source Arrondissement	Cerca-la-Source Thomassique
Hinche Arrondissement	Cerca-Cavajal Hinche Maïssade Thomonde
Lascahobas Arrondissement	Belladère Lascahobas Savanette
Mirebalais Arrondissement	Boucan-Carré Mirebalais Saut-d'Eau

Grand'Anse

Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement	Anse-d'Hainault Dame-Marie Les Irois
Corail Arrondissement	Beaumont Corail Pestel Roseaux
Jérémie Arrondissement	Abricots Bonbon Chambellan Jérémie Moron
Other	Navassa Island

Nippes

Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement	Anse-à-Veau L'Asile Baradères Petit-Trou-de-Nippes
Miragoâne Arrondissement	Miragoâne Petite-Rivière-de-Nippes

Nord

Acul du Nord Arrondissement	Acul-du-Nord Milot Plaine-du-Nord
Borgne Arrondissement	Borgne Port-Margot
Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement	Cap-Haïtien Limonade Quartier-Morin
Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement	Bahon Grande-Rivière-du-Nord
Limbé Arrondissement	Bas-Limbé Limbé
Plaisance Arrondissement	Pilate Plaisance
Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement	Dondon La Victoire Pignon Ranquitte Saint-Raphaël

Nord-Est

Fort-Liberté Arrondissement	Fort-Liberté Perches Ferrier
Ouanaminthe Arrondissement	Capotille Mont-Organisé Ouanaminthe
Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement	Caracol Sainte-Suzanne Terrier-Rouge Trou-du-Nord
Vallières Arrondissement	Carice Mombin-Crochu Vallières

Nord-Ouest

Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement	Baie-de-Henne Bombardopolis Jean-Rabel Môle-Saint-Nicolas
Port-de-Paix Arrondissement	Bassin-Bleu Chansolme La Tortue Port-de-Paix
Saint-Louis-du-Nord Arrondissement	Anse-à-Foleur Saint-Louis-du-Nord

Ouest

Arcahaie Arrondissement	Arcahaie Cabaret
Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement	Cornillon Croix-des-Bouquets Fonds-Verrettes Ganthier Thomazeau
La Gonâve Arrondissement	Anse-à-Galets Pointe-à-Raquette
Léogâne Arrondissement	Grand-Goâve Léogâne Petit-Goâve
Port-au-Prince Arrondissement	Carrefour Delmas Gressier Kenscoff Pétion-Ville Tabarre Cité Soleil Port-au-Prince

Sud-Est

Bainet Arrondissement	Bainet Côtes-de-Fer
Belle-Anse Arrondissement	Anse-à-Pitres Belle-Anse Grand-Gosier Thiotte
Jacmel Arrondissement	Cayes-Jacmel Jacmel La Vallée Marigot

Sud

Aquin Arrondissement	Aquin Cavaellon Saint-Louis-du-Sud
Les Cayes Arrondissement	Camp-Perrin Les Cayes Chantal Île à Vache Maniche Torbeck
Chardonnières Arrondissement	Les Anglais Chardonnières Tiburon
Côteaux Arrondissement	Côteaux Port-à-Piment Roche-à-Bateaux
Port-Salut Arrondissement	Arniquet Port-Salut Saint-Jean-du-Sud