Nippes
Nippes
Nip | |
|---|---|
Saut du Baril | |
Nippes in Haiti | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Capital | Miragoâne |
| Region | Tiburon Peninsula |
| Symbols | Snowy egret and Yellow-crowned night heron |
| Government | |
| • Type | Departmental Council |
| Area | |
| 1,267.77 km2 (489.49 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | |
| 342,325 | |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 62,211 |
| • Rural | 280,314 |
| Time zone | UTC-05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-04:00 (EDT) |
| ISO 3166 code | HT-NI |
| HDI (2017) | 0.482 low · 5th |
Nippes (French, pronounced [nip]) or Nip (Haitian Creole) is one of the ten departments (the highest-level political subdivisions) of Haiti located in southern Haiti. It is the most recently created department, having been split from Grand'Anse in 2003. The capital of the department is Miragoâne, and it is the least populous department in Haiti.