Tiburon (French pronunciation: [tibyʁɔ̃]; Haitian Creole: Tibiwon) is a coastal commune in the Chardonnières Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. It has 21,170 inhabitants.[2] It is situated in a valley, at the mouth of the Tiburon River.
Tiburon
Tibiwon | |
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 View of Tiburon, along Route National 2 | |
  Tiburon Location in Haiti[1] | |
| Coordinates: 18°20′0″N 74°24′0″W / 18.33333°N 74.40000°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Sud |
| Arrondissement | Chardonnières |
| Area | |
| • Total | 154.0 km2 (59.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 21,170 |
| • Density | 137.47/km2 (356.0/sq mi) |
Geology
editThe valley of the Tiburon River and the town of Tiburon sit exactly on the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault.
Settlements
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". GeoNames Search. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "IHSI" (PDF). INSTITUT HAÏTIEN DE STATISTIQUE ET D’INFORMATIQUE. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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