Miragoâne
Coordinates: 18°27′N 73°06′W / 18.450°N 73.100°W
Miragoâne (Kréyòl: Miragwàn) is a port city in southwestern Haiti. It is the capital city of the Nippes Département.
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(Kréyòl): Miragwàn | |
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| Country | Haiti |
| Département | Nippes |
| Arrondisement | Miragoâne |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2003)[1] | |
| • Total | 89,202 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
The city is on the coast of the Miragoâne Bay, in the Gonâve Channel of the Gulf of Gonâve, about 100 km south of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. It is also the chief town of an arrondissement (a part of a department) with the same name. The arrondissement has four communes (a commune is like a municipality): Miragoâne, Fonds-des-Nègres, Paillant and Petite-Rivière-de-Nippes.
History
The town was founded by English during the 17th century on the coast of a well-protected bay.
The name Miragoâne comes from Miraguano,[2] the name given by the Taíno people to the Étang de Miragoâne, the second largest lake of Haiti; the town is near the lake.
During a civil war in 1883, the town was destroyed.
Economy
Miragoâne is an important port; coffee, fruits and wood are sent to other countries and other parts of Haiti from here. Used products (like clothes and cars) como to this port from Miami.
References
- ↑ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ↑ Rodríguez, Cayetano Armando (1976). Geografía de la Isla de Santo Domingo y Reseña de las Demás Antillas, Second Edition (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Sociedad Dominicana de Geografía, Vol. XI. p. 435.
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Other websites
- Alliance Haiti: Balade à Miragoâne Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine - Information on Miragoâne (French text).
| Department capitals of Haiti | 
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| Cap-Haïtien • Fort-Liberté • Gonaïves • Hinche • Jacmel • Jérémie • Les Cayes • Miragoâne • Port-au-Prince • Port-de-Paix | |