Place:Gonaïves, Artibonite, Haiti

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NameGonaïves
Alt namesGonaibosource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) V, 355
Gonayivsource: Wikipedia
Gonaïvessource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Les Gonaïvessource: Family History Library Catalog
Les Gonaïvessource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 341
TypeCity
Coordinates19.45°N 72.683°W
Located inArtibonite, Haiti     (1000 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Gonaïves (Gonayiv in Kréyòl) is a city in northern Haiti, the capital of the Artibonite Department. It has a population of about 300,000 people (2011 census). The city of Gonaives was founded in 1422 by Indians they named it "Gonaibo" (to designate a locality of caciquat of the Maguana). It is also known as Haïti's "independence city". The Bay of Gonaïves is named after the town.

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