Desdunes

Desdunes
Dedin
Catholic Church In Desdunes
Catholic Church In Desdunes
Desdunes is located in Haiti
Desdunes
Desdunes
Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 19°17′0″N 72°39′0″W / 19.28333°N 72.65000°W / 19.28333; -72.65000
CountryHaiti
DepartmentArtibonite
ArrondissementDessalines
Area
 • Total
99.49 km2 (38.41 sq mi)
Elevation
98 m (322 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
37,027
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code
HT 4440

Desdunes (French pronunciation: [dedyn]; Haitian Creole: Dedin) is a commune that is part of the Dessalines Arrondissement in Haiti's Artibonite Department. It is located in the great Artibonite Plain, in the heart of the rice granary of Haiti. The population was 37,027 at the 2015 census. Rice production is the driving force of the local economy.

  1. ^ "POPULATION TOTALE, POPULATION DE 18 ANS ET PLUS - MÉNAGES ET DENSITÉS ESTIMÉS EN 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2015-11-06.

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