Artibonite is one of the nine departments (french: départements) of Haiti. It has an area of 4,984 km² and a population of 1,168,800 (2002). Artibonite is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves (the capital) and Saint-Marc. An insurgency tried unsuccessfully to declare Artibonite's independence in February 2004. Haiti is divided into nine departments (départements): Artibonite Centre GrandAnse Nord Nord-Est Nord-Ouest Ouest Sud Sud-Est Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Haiti | Departments of Haiti ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Gonaïves is a city in northern Haiti, the capital of Artibonite department. ... The National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Haiti is a rebel group in Haiti that presently controls most of the country. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The department is divided in 5 arrondissements: An arrondissement is an administrative division in some francophone or Dutch-speaking countries: // France Municipal arrondissement Main article: Municipal arrondissement in France Paris Main article: Arrondissements of Paris The city of Paris, in France is divided into 20 arrondissements. ...

1. Dessalines
2. Gonaïves
3. Gros-Morne
4. Marmelade
5. Saint-Marc

Departments of Haiti
Artibonite | Centre | Grand'Anse | Nippes | Nord | Nord-Est | Nord-Ouest | Ouest | Sud | Sud-Est