Place:Artibonite, Haiti

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NameArtibonite
TypeDepartment
Coordinates19.45°N 72.683°W
Located inHaiti
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Gonaïves ( 1000 - )
Marmelade
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Artibonite is one of the ten departments of Haiti. With an area of 4,887 km2 it is Haiti's largest department. As of 2015, its estimated population was 1,727,524. The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves (the capital) and Saint-Marc. In February 2004 an insurgency tried unsuccessfully to declare Artibonite's independence.

The department has been in a state of an economic decline since insurgencies and coups have reduced the nation's stability. Since the election of President René Garcia Préval, the production of rice and other crops has been increasing.

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