GEO Haiti 2010

GEO HAITI • 2010
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methods (MSPP, 2000), leading to an average
fertility-rate of 4.9 children per woman (USAID,
2007).
This alarming population increase is more evident
in the larger urban centers which also receive
in-coming migrants from rural areas and those
migrating from one urban area to another. In
the second case, the metropolitan area of Portau-Prince
is the undisputed Western region’s
attraction point, with 95% of the country’s inter-city
migration. With respect to the city of Cap Haitian,
it not only represents the second largest urban
center in the country, but is also the main focal
point of the wider northern region of Haiti. The
situation is quite similar in regard to the city of Les
Cayes, the third largest city and home to nearly
70% of the Southern region internal migrants.
The cities of Gonaives (4 th largest) and St. Mark (in
the South) are the two main centers of economic
growth in the Artibonite, largely receiving most
of its regional migrants. The following table lists
the major urban centers in Haiti.
Table 4: Large urban centers in Haiti and capital cities
Large Urban Centres
Port-au-Prince
Metropolitan Area
Department
Capital of the Western
Department
Number of immigrants moving to the
capital cities of the Departments
Petit Goâve (24,114), Léogâne (22,771), Arcahaie
(14,186), Anse-à-Galet (12,431), Cabaret (8,575),
Ganthier (6,637), Grand-Goâve (6,213), Gressier
(2,999), Fonds-Verrettes (2,251), Pointe à
Raquette (1,049), Cornillon (437).
Cap-Haïtien
Capital of the Northern
Department
Port-Margot (1,880), Plaine du Nord (1,650),
Limbé (1,512), Borgne (1,375), Dondon (1,316),
Limonade (1,311), Grande Rivière du Nord
(1,170), Milot (1,167), Acul du Nord (1,109),
St Raphael (808), Pilate (756), Plaisance (608),
Quartier Morin (496), Pignon (308), Bas Limbé
(295), Ranquitte (227), La Victoire (62).
Cayes
Capital of the Southern
Department
Torbeck (647), Charbonnières(310), Chantal
(235), Tiburon (217), Saint Jean du Sud (215),
Coteaux(188), les Anglais (172), Camp Perrin
(173), Arniquet (122), Port Salut (118), Port-a-
Piment (106), Saint Louis du Sud (99), Roche-à-
Bateau (98), Cavaillon(73), Aquin(52)
Gonaïves
Capital of Artibonite
Gros morne (942), Terre Neuve (898), Anse
Rouge (749), Desdunes (516), Dessalines (321),
Estere (286), St Michel de l’Attalaye (277),
Ennery (248), Grande Saline (118), St Marc (167),
Marmelade(142), Petite Rivière de l’Artibonite
(59), Verrettes (50)
Source: UNFPA, 2006