Port-Salut

Port-Salut (Haitian Creole: Pòsali) is a coastal commune in the Sud department of Haiti.

Beach at Port-Salut (2005)
Port-Salut
Pòsali
Sunset on the beach in Port Salut
Sunset on the beach in Port Salut
Port-Salut is located in Haiti
Port-Salut
Port-Salut
Location in Haiti [1]
Coordinates: 18°4′35″N 73°55′0″W
CountryHaiti
DepartmentSud
ArrondissementPort-Salut
Area
  Total2.88 sq mi (7.5 km2)
Population
 (2009)[2]
  Total1,911
  Density1,720/sq mi (664/km2)

Port-Salut is a popular destination for local Haitians, as well as tourists, due to the surrounding beaches.

Port-Salut is the hometown of Haiti's former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who was born there in 1953,[3] and is also the hometown of former prime minister, Jean-Marie Cherestal.[4]

References

  1. "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". GeoNames Search. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. "IHSI" (PDF). INSTITUT HAÏTIEN DE STATISTIQUE ET D'INFORMATIQUE. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. "Aristide retrouve Haïti après sept ans d'exil". LEFIGARO (in French). 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  4. "Jean Marie Cherestal appelle les acteurs politiques au dialogue". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 2022-05-14.

18°4′N 73°55′W


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