Artibonite

Artibonite (Creole Haitian: Latibonit ) is the largest river of Hispaniola and thus of Haiti but is also the name of the one of the ten departments of Haiti. Its surface is of 4984 km ² and one estimates his population at: 1168800 inhabitants in 2002. Artibonite is the principal zone of culture of the Riz for the country. The most important cities are Gonaïves (chief town) and Saint-Marc.

At the time of the Haitian Revolution, most of Artibonite belonged to the Département of the West. The septentrional fringe was included in Département of North.

In February 2004, a insurrection without success tried to affirm the independence of Artibonite; but the rebel movement caused the fall of the president Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

The department is divided into 5 Arrondissement S:

  1. Large-Dull Dessalines

  2. Gonaïves
  4. Marmalade
  5. Saint-Marc

The valley of Artibonite is the area which serves the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti with Deschapelles.

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