Perches, Haiti
Commune in Nord-Est, Haiti
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Perches (French pronunciation: [pɛʁʃ] ⓘ; Haitian Creole: Pèch) is a commune in the Fort-Liberté Arrondissement, in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. It had 11,556 inhabitants as of 2015.[1]
Perches
Pèch | |
|---|---|
  Perches Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 19°31′0″N 71°55′0″W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Nord-Est |
| Arrondissement | Fort-Liberté |
| Area | |
| 39.64 km2 (15.31 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| 11,556 | |
| • Density | 291.5/km2 (755.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,729 |
| • Rural | 4,827 |
| Time zone | UTC-05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-04:00 (EDT) |
| Towns | 1 |
| Communal Sections | 2 |
Communal Sections
The commune consists of two communal sections, namely:
- Haut des Perches, rural
- Bas des Perches, urban and rural, containing the town of Perches