Perches, Haiti

Perches (French pronunciation: [pɛʁʃ]; Haitian Creole: Pèch) is a commune in the Fort-Liberté Arrondissement, in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. It had 11,556 inhabitants as of 2015.^[1]

Perches Pèch
Commune
Perches Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 19°31′0″N 71°55′0″W
Country	Haiti
Department	Nord-Est
Arrondissement	Fort-Liberté
Area [1]
• Commune	39.64 km2 (15.31 sq mi)
• Urban	1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
• Rural	37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi)
Elevation	99 m (325 ft)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Commune	11,556
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
• Urban	6,729
• Rural	4,827
Time zone	UTC-05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-04:00 (EDT)
Towns	1
Communal Sections	2

Communal Sections

The commune consists of two communal sections, namely:

• Haut des Perches, rural
• Bas des Perches, urban and rural, containing the town of Perches