Artibonite
Latibonit | |
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Country | Haiti |
Capital | Gonaïves |
Region | Artibonite |
Symbole | Dessalines Coat of Arm |
Government | |
• Type | Departmental Council |
Area | |
4,986.94 km2 (1,925.47 sq mi) | |
Population (2015)[1] | |
1,727,524 | |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
• Urban | 739,787 |
• Rural | 987,737 |
Time zone | UTC-05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-04:00 (EDT) |
ISO 3166 code | HT-AR |
HDI (2017) | 0.469[2] low · 7th |
Artibonite (French pronunciation: [aʁtibɔnit]; Haitian Creole: Latibonit) is one of the ten departments of Haiti located in central Haiti. With an area of 4,887 km2 it is Haiti's largest department. As of 2015, its estimated population was 1,727,524.[3] The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves (the capital) and Saint-Marc. In February 2004 an insurgency tried unsuccessfully to declare Artibonite's independence.