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GEOGRAPHY

North-West (French: Nord-Ouest) is one of the ten (10) Departments (French: Départements) of Haïti. It has an area of 2,176 Km² (840.158 296 988 Sq mile) and a population of 488,500 (2002). It is located in the Northwest tip of Hispaniola. The Department is divided into three (3) Districts (French: Arrondissements):
      1.- Môle Saint Nicolas
      2.- Port-de-Paix
      3.- Saint Louis du Nord
The Districts are divided into Counties (French: Communes).
The District of Môle Saint Nicolas is divided into four (4) Counties:
          1.- Jean-Rabel  (Pronunciation: ZHAWG-rah-BEL)
       2.- Môle Saint Nicolas
          3.- Bombardopolis
       4.- Baie de Henne

The County of Jean-Rabel is the most important in the western area of the Department. It has an area of 471.77 Km² (184.51 square mile). It is located at Latitude 19°52′ N and Longitude 73°11′ W. It is bordered by:
    1. The Atlantic Ocean on the North side, 
    2. The County of Môle Saint Nicolas on the West side,
    3. The County of Port-de-Paix on the East side,
    4. The Counties of Baie-de-Henne and Anse-Rouge (Artibonite Department) on the 
        South side.

The County of Jean-Rabel share its name with the Town (French: Ville) of Jean-Rabel which is a major metropolitan business area. The town of Jean-Rabel is 23 mi/37 Km WSW of Port-de-Paix and 155.35 mi/250 Km North of Port-au-Prince.
The County also share its name with the river: The River of Jean-Rabel.

SUB-DIVISION

Jean-Rabel's territory is divided into eight (8) areas - The town of Jean-Rabel and Seven (7) sections:

1. TOWN OF JEAN-RABEL

2. LACOMA

3. GUINAUDEE

4. VIELLE HATTE

5. LA MONTAGNE

6. DESSOURCES

7. GRANDE SOURCE

8. DIONDION

MOUNTAIN RANGES

Jean-Rabel's territory contains two mountain ranges: the Saint Nicolas mountain range, located in the central part has the two highest altitude point (The Pic Morvan, 800 meters high; Mount Château, 840 meters high) , and the Jean-Rabel mountain range with the highest point is 850 meters.

Did You Know?

The Republic of Haïti has three places with the name of Jean Rabel:
1.- Jean-Rabel in the North-West Department. (Lat 19°52′ N Long 73°11′W)
2.- Jean Rabel in the North-East Department. (Lat 19°26′ N Long 71°47′W)
3.- Jean Rabel in the South-East Department. (Lat 18° N Long 72° W)