Sud-Est (department)


Sud-Est is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 2,034.10 km2 and a population of 632,601. Its capital is Jacmel.

History

2010 earthquake

in Jacmel Arrondissement, a city with many French colonial heritage buildings, was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude tremblor on 12 January 2010, collapsing much of that heritage architecture.

Administrative divisions

The Department of Sud-Est is subdivided into three arrondissements, which are further subdivided into ten communes.
There are fifteen other smaller towns or villages, including: Banane, Bourcan-Bélier, Cavalier, Coutelas, Forêt-des-Pins, La Fond, La Vallée, Mare Rouge, Mayette, Mombin, Platon-Besace, Saint Antoine, Savane-Zombi, and Seguin.