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Nord-Ouest (department)
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Nord-Ouest (English: North-West) is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. It is in the northwestern part of the country. Its capital is Port-de-Paix.
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Country | ![]() |
Capital | Port-de-Paix |
Government | |
• Type | Departmental Council |
Area | |
• Department | 2,102.88 km2 (811.93 sq mi) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Department | 728,807 |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
• Urban | 203,568 |
• Rural | 525,239 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
ISO 3166 code | HT-NO |
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After the Haitian Revolution, the country was divided into only three departments: Nord, Ouest and Sud. The Nord-Ouest department was part of the Nord department.