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Also known as South, Southern Department

department of Haiti

Key facts

Country
Haiti
Capital
Les Cayes
Region
The Tiburon Peninsula
Symbole
Zombia antillarum and tower
Type
Departmental Council
Department
2,653.60 km (1,024.56 sq mi)
Density
292.047/km (756.398/sq mi)
Urban
176,485
Rural
598,491
Time zone
UTC-05:00 ( EST )
Summer dst
UTC-04:00 ( EDT )
Iso 3166 code
HT-SD
Hdi 2022
0.520 , low · 3rd

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Encyclopedic overview

Sud (French, pronounced [syd] ) or Sid (Haitian Creole; both meaning "South") is one of the ten departments of Haiti and located in southern Haiti. It has an area of 2,653.60 square kilometres (1,024.56 sq mi) and a population of 774,976. Its capital is Les Cayes.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sud” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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