Grande-Rivière-du-Nord (Haitian Creole: Grann Rivyè dinò) is a commune in the Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti. Jean-Jacques Dessalines was born there in 1758 on the Cormiers plantation.[2]
Grande-Rivière-du-Nord
Grann Rivyè dinò | |
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  Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 19°35′0″N 72°11′0″W / 19.58333°N 72.18333°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Grande-Rivière-du-Nord |
| Elevation | 91 m (299 ft) |
References
edit- ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ^ Dayan, Joan (1995) "Haiti, History, and the Gods" pp. 66–97 In Prakash, Gyan (editor) (1995) After Colonialism: Imperial histories and postcolonial displacements Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, page 74, ISBN 0-691-03742-6
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