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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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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.