Artibonite River
The Artibonite River (Spanish: Río Artibonito; Haitian Creole: Latibonit) is the longest river in Haiti, and the longest on the island of Hispaniola. It is also the second-longest river in the Caribbean, behind the Cauto River in Cuba. Forming part of the international border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the river's sources are in the Cordillera Central in the Dominican Republic (68 km); however, most of its length lies in Haiti (253 km).
| Artibonite | |
|---|---|
Mouth of the Artibonite River in Haiti | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Dominican Republic, Haiti |
| Provinces | Elías Piña, Artibonite, Centre |
| Major cities | Pedro Santana, Bánica, Mirebalais |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 19.25°N 72.783333°W |
| Length | 321 km (199 mi) |
| Basin size | 9,013 km2 (3,480 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Vallecito, Joca, Tocino, Macasía, Rivière de Fer à Cheval, Gascogne, Guayamouc, La Thème, La Tombe |
| • right | Rivière Blanche, Libón, Victorine, Thomonde, Boucan Carré, Rivière l'Estère, Rivière Lociane |
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