Jérémie
Jérémie (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁemi]; Haitian Creole: Jeremi) is a commune and capital city of the Grand'Anse department in Haiti. It had a population of about 31,000 at the 2003 census. It is relatively isolated from the rest of the country. The Grande-Anse River flows near the city.
Jérémie
Jeremi | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
Jérémie (2007) | |
| Nickname(s): La Cité des Poètes The City of Poets | |
Jérémie Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°39′0″N 74°7′0″W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Grand'Anse |
| Arrondissement | Jérémie |
| Founded | 1756 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ronald Étienne |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Metro | 31,000 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
Jérémie is called the city of the poets because of the numerous writers, poets, and historians born there.
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