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Gonaïves

Also known as Gonayiv

Gonaïves (; also Les Gonaïves; , ) is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. The population was 356,324 at the 2015 census.

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Gonaïves is a city and commune in Haiti, situated within the Artibonite department. It serves as the capital of both the Artibonite department and the Gonaïves Arrondissement. The municipality covers an area of 573.58 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 6 meters above sea level. Its postal code is HT 4110.

The city has a population of 356,324, while another source lists the population as 84,961. Located in the administrative entity of Gonaïves Arrondissement, it is classified as a big city. Current weather conditions in the area include a temperature of 30.28 degrees, humidity at 60 percent, pressure of 1014, and wind speed of 2.34.

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Place details

Locality: Les Gonaïves
Region: Département de l'Artibonite
Country: Ayiti
Population: 84,961

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Key facts

Settlement.image_seal: Official Gonaives' Seal redesigned by Wensfernando Saintelien.png
Settlement.nickname: La Cité de l'IndépendanceThe City of Independence, G-City.
Settlement.image_flag: Gonaives Local Flag.jpg
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Haiti
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Haiti
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Haiti
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.name: Gonaives
Settlement.official_name: Les Gonaïves
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune in Haiti
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Artibonite
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Commune
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gonaives
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Neil Latortue
Settlement.elevation_m: 6

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Gonaïves (; also Les Gonaïves; , ) is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. The population was 356,324 at the 2015 census.

==History== thumb|left|Gonaives before 1892

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gonaïves” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.