Dessalines
Dessalines (French pronunciation: [dɛsalin]; Haitian Creole: Desalin) usually referred to as Marchand-Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Machan Desalin), is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler and emperor of independent Haiti.
Dessalines
Desalin | |
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Commune | |
Dessalines Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 19°17′0″N 72°30′0″W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Artibonite |
| Arrondissement | Dessalines |
| Area | |
| • Total | 459 km2 (177 sq mi) |
| Population (7 August 2003) | |
| • Total | 127,529 |
| • Density | 278/km2 (720/sq mi) |
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