Limonade
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Limonade
Limonad | |
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Coordinates: 19°40′0″N 72°7′0″W / 19.66667°N 72.11667°W | |
Country | Haiti |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Cap-Haïtien |
Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
• Total | 69,256 |
Limonade (French pronunciation: [limɔnad] ⓘ; Haitian Creole: Limonad) is a commune in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 69,256 inhabitants. Christopher Columbus and his crew celebrated the first Christmas in the Americas at Limonade in 1492.[2] Limonade is also the city in which François Capois, a renowned hero of the Haitian Revolution, died.
In 2012, a new university built by the Dominican Republic was finished near the town, Université Roi Henri Christophe, part of the University of Haiti.[3]
References
- ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ^ [1] Archived 2009-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, www.limonadehaiti.com
- ^ "Haiti Officially Opens Roi Henri Christophe Campus in Limonade". 22 September 2012.
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