Commune of Carrefour
Kafou | |
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| Motto(s): Amour, Paix, Progrès | |
  Commune of Carrefour Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°32′0″N 72°24′0″W / 18.53333°N 72.40000°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Ouest |
| Arrondissement | Port-au-Prince |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Jude Edouard Pierre (VP) |
| • Council | Carrefour City Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 165.16 km2 (63.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2015 Est.)[1] | |
• Total | 511,345 |
| • Density | 3,096/km2 (8,020/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Carrefourrois(e) |
| Zip code | HT 6130 |
| Website | mairiedecarrefour |
Carrefour (French pronunciation: [kaʁfuʁ] ; Haitian Creole: Kafou, pronounced [kafu], meaning Crossroads in English) is a largely residential commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti. Port-au-Prince has a population of 1,234,742[2] while the commune has a population of 501,768.[3]
Before the exile of Jean-Claude Duvalier, Carrefour was viewed as a Haitian tourist destination.[4][5]
- ^ "Mars 2015 Population Totale, Population de 18 ans et Plus Menages et Densites Estimes en 2015" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Population of Port-au-Prince, Haiti (HT) 2023". World Meters. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Population of Carrefour 2023 | Carrefour population - statistics". Population HUB. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Willsher, Kim (17 January 2011). "Jean-Claude Duvalier's turbulent years in exile". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Dubois, Laurent (6 October 2014). "How Will Haiti Reckon with the Duvalier Years?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 9 August 2023.