Artibonite Department, Haiti

Artibonite is one of the ten departments of Haiti located in central 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 and Saint-Marc. In February 2004 an insurgency tried unsuccessfully to declare Artibonite's indep…
Artibonite is one of the ten departments of Haiti located in central 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 and Saint-Marc. In February 2004 an insurgency tried unsuccessfully to declare Artibonite's independence.
  • Capital: Gonaïves
  • Country: Haiti
  • Region: Artibonite
  • Symbole: Dessalines Coat of Arm
  • Time zone: UTC-5 (Eastern)
  • ISO 3166 code: HT-AR
  • HDI (2017): 0.469 · low · 7th
Data from: en.wikipedia.org