Belle-Anse (Kreyol: Belans) is an arrondissement in the Sud-Est, Haiti department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 158,081 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Belle-Anse Arrondissement start with the number 93.
About[]
The Arrondissement of Belle-Anse is limited to the northeast by the Forêt-des-Pins, to the south by the Caribbean Sea, to the east by the Dominican Republic and to the West by the municipality of Marigot. Its area is 765.33 km 2. This arrondissement includes 4 municipalities: Belle-Anse (chief town), Grand-Gosier, Thiotte and Anses-à-Pitres, 12 Communal Sections and 245 localities. According to the results of the General Census of Population and Housing, this administrative region of the country has a population of 160,000 inhabitants of whom 51.74% are women; about 86% of this population lives in rural areas.
The arrondissement brings together four communes:
1. Belle-Anse 💎
3. Grand-Gosier
4. Thiotte
Neighboring Arrondissements
North⏫ | Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement | |
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East ⏩ | Pedernales Province, D.R. | |
South⏬ | Caribbean Sea | |
⏪ West | Jacmel Arrondissement | |
Northwest ↖️↖️ |
Port-au-Prince Arrondissement Capital region |
Meet the Municipalities[]
1. Belle-Anse 💎 (75,951) This coastal city has significant potential in the boating industry. An important center of the fishing industry and a popular summer destination, its fishing heritage is reflected in its quaint seaside landscape. The panoramic view coming down the hill of Tapion apparently inspired the name Belle-Anse, French for "beautiful cove." Its most noted landmark is the Cascade Pichon Waterfall.
2. Anse-à-Pitres (30,146) This small border town, highly active in trade, has an economy based on the logging and timber industry. Fishing also contributes to the local economy of this town located right on the sea on the border with the Dominican Republic. Anse-à-Pitres is the southeasternmost municipality in Haiti.
3. Grand-Gosier (17,059) With the smallest urban population in the Republic, this small town, named for the pelican, is of great fertility. While on the agricultural level this region is divided into 3 zones, namely, a wetland, a semi-humid zone and the city center which is considered as a dry zone, each has its potential. Melon, corn, peanuts, sorghum, and tobacco are some of the foods of the dry zone, while coffee, cocoa and yams mainly dominate the higher altitudes. Fishing and the logging industry also contribute to the town's economic activity.
4. Thiotte (34,295) This region's biggest resource is its coffee. This small town is in a mountain valley where the lush landscape is lined with shaded coffee trees growing in backyards, small gardens, and family-owned plots. The farming here is gaining access to new global markets, like Italy and Japan, to fetch premium prices for their exported sun-dried coffee.
Michael Vedrine