Port-Salut
Commune in Sud, Haiti
Port-Salut Pòsali | |
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 Sunset on the beach in Port Salut | |
  Port-Salut Location in Haiti [1] | |
| Coordinates: 18°4′35″N 73°55′0″W / 18.07639°N 73.91667°W / 18.07639; -73.91667 | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Sud |
| Arrondissement | Port-Salut |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.88 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,911 |
| • Density | 1,720/sq mi (664/km2) |
Port-Salut (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ saly]; Haitian Creole: Pòsali) is a coastal commune in the Sud department of Haiti.
Port-Salut is a popular destination for local Haitians, as well as tourists, due to the surrounding beaches.
Port-Salut is the hometown of Haiti's former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who was born there in 1953,[3] and is also the hometown of former prime minister, Jean-Marie Cherestal.[4]
References
- ^ "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". GeoNames Search. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "IHSI" (PDF). INSTITUT HAÏTIEN DE STATISTIQUE ET D'INFORMATIQUE. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Aristide retrouve Haïti après sept ans d'exil". LEFIGARO (in French). 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ "Jean Marie Cherestal appelle les acteurs politiques au dialogue". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
18°4′N 73°55′W / 18.067°N 73.917°W / 18.067; -73.917
External links
- Detailed map of Haiti
- recent article on Port Salut
- Auberge du rayon vert;local hotel with major impact in Cayes and Port Salut
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| Jérémie Arrondissement | |
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| Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement | |
| Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement | |
| Limbé Arrondissement | |
| Plaisance Arrondissement | |
| Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement |
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| Ouanaminthe Arrondissement | |
| Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement | |
| Vallières Arrondissement |
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| Port-de-Paix Arrondissement |
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| Saint-Louis-du-Nord Arrondissement |
| Arcahaie Arrondissement | |
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| Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement | |
| La Gonâve Arrondissement | |
| Léogâne Arrondissement | |
| Port-au-Prince Arrondissement |
| Bainet Arrondissement | |
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| Belle-Anse Arrondissement | |
| Jacmel Arrondissement |
| Aquin Arrondissement | |
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| Les Cayes Arrondissement | |
| Chardonnières Arrondissement | |
| Côteaux Arrondissement | |
| Port-Salut Arrondissement |
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