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Artibonite (department)

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Country
  
Haiti

Population
  
1.728 million (2015)

Clubs and Teams
  
Racing FC, Balti SC

Area
  
4,887 km²

Capital
  
Gonaïves

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Artibonite (Haitian Creole: Latibonit) is one of the ten departments of Haiti. With an area of 4,887 km2 it is Haiti's largest department. Artibonite has a population of 1,727,524 in 2003. The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves (the capital) and Saint-Marc. In February 2004 an insurgency tried unsuccessfully to declare Artibonite's independence.

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Map of Artibonite Department, Haiti

The department has been in a state of an economic decline since insurgencies and coups have reduced the nation's stability. Since the election of President René Garcia Préval, the production of rice and other crops has been on an increase.

Deschapelles, in the Artibonite Valley, is the location of the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer. The name L'Artibonite is derived from the Artibonite River.

Arrondissements and communes

  • Dessalines Arrondissement
  • Desdunes
  • Dessalines
  • Grande Saline
  • Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite
  • Gonaïves Arrondissement
  • Ennery
  • L'Estère
  • Gonaïves
  • Gros-Morne Arrondissement
  • Anse-Rouge
  • Gros-Morne
  • Terre-Neuve
  • Marmelade Arrondissement
  • Marmelade
  • Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye
  • Saint-Marc Arrondissement
  • La Chapelle
  • Saint-Marc
  • Verrettes
  • Montrouis
  • References

    Artibonite (department) Wikipedia