Dessalines

Dessalines (; ) usually referred to as Marchand-Dessalines (), 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.

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Vinony's link graph records 215 inbound references to Dessalines, and connects out to Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite, commune of Haiti and Haiti.

The entry is geolocated on the map in city_region, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under the topic Communes of Artibonite (department).

Vinony links it to 15 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Dessalines
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune
Settlement.image_skyline: La commune de Dessalines.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 270px
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: 474.29
Settlement.population_as_of: 2015
Settlement.population_total: 181903
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of Haiti
Named after: Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Country: Haiti
Located in: Dessalines Arrondissement
Population: 181903
Area: 474.29
Elevation: 158
Capital of: Dessalines Arrondissement
Image: La commune de Dessalines.jpg

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Commons category: Dessalines (Haiti)
postal code: HT 4410

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections

Contents

History
French period
Haitian Period
Geography
Economy
Agriculture
Tourism
Historical Places
References

==History== ===French period=== During that period L'Éstère city was a major city in the Artibonite Valley. Marchand at that time was a habitation probably belonging to a French name Marchand.

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