Tiburon, Haiti

Tiburon (Haitian Creole: Tibiwon) is a coastal commune in the Chardonnières Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. It has 21,170 inhabitants.[2] It is situated in a valley, at the mouth of the Tiburon River.

This article is about the Haitian town. For the peninsula in southern Haiti, see Tiburon Peninsula.
Tiburon
Tibiwon
Commune
View of Tiburon, along Route National 2
View of Tiburon, along Route National 2
Tiburon is located in Haiti
Tiburon
Tiburon
Location in Haiti[1]
Coordinates: 18°20′0″N 74°24′0″W
CountryHaiti
DepartmentSud
ArrondissementChardonnières
Area
 • Total154.0 km2 (59.5 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total21,170
 • Density137.47/km2 (356.0/sq mi)

Geology

The valley of the Tiburon River, and the town of Tiburon sit exactly on the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault.

Settlements

References
  1. "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". GeoNames Search. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. "IHSI" (PDF). INSTITUT HAÏTIEN DE STATISTIQUE ET D’INFORMATIQUE. Retrieved 30 August 2014.


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