Desdunes

Desdunes (; ) is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. 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.

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Settlement.official_name: Desdunes
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune
Settlement.image_skyline: Desdunes.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 270px
Settlement.image_caption: Catholic Church In Desdunes
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Haiti
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Haiti
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Haiti
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Artibonite
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Arrondissement
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dessalines
Settlement.area_total_km2: 99.49
Settlement.population_as_of: 2015
Settlement.population_total: 37,027

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Instance of: commune of Haiti
Country: Haiti
Located in: Dessalines Arrondissement
Population: 37027
Area: 99.49
Elevation: 5
Image: Paroisse st-Pierre et st Paul de Desdunes.jpg

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twinned administrative body: Nantes
Commons category: Desdunes
postal code: HT 4440

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