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REGION Sud Department: Aquin, Les Cayes, Chardonnières, Côteaux, and Port-Salut

Sud (Haitian Creole: Sid, English: South) is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 2,653.60 square kilometres (1,024.56 sq mi) and a population of 774,976.[1] Its capital is Les Cayes.

A significant part of the population in this department is of mixed race, people of Arab descent and from the Indian subcontinent. These southern parts of Haiti are where many resident Europeans descended to during tense political turmoil and, in more recent years, have returned and settled alongside black Haitians. Nowadays, this area of the country has become one of the most racially diverse (excluding Port-au-Prince).

Population: 774,976 (2015)
Capital: Les Cayes
Area: 2,654 km²

This section features information about the Sud Department, which serves the following Arrondissements: Aquin, Les Cayes, Chardonnières, Côteaux, and Port-Salut.

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The Sud Department works closely with municipalities, communes, and other emergency management partners to prepare for, protect against, respond to, and recover from all hazards.

The Sud Department must work with the whole community to reduce the impact of natural disasters, reduce risks, improve public safety, protect the environment, and to prepare communities, families, and individuals for all possible hazards. The aim is to be ready in all manner for disastrous events.




Arrondissements
The department is divided into five arrondissements:

Aquin Arrondissement
Les Cayes Arrondissement
Chardonnières Arrondissement
Côteaux Arrondissement
Port-Salut Arrondissement


Source: Wikipedia