Artibonite River

Artibonite
Artibonite River is located in Haiti
Artibonite River
Mouth of the Artibonite River in Haiti
Location
Countries Dominican Republic,  Haiti
ProvincesElías Piña, Artibonite, Centre
Major citiesPedro Santana, Bánica, Mirebalais
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
19°15′00″N 72°47′00″W / 19.25°N 72.783333°W / 19.25; -72.783333
Length321 km (199 mi)
Basin size9,013 km2 (3,480 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftVallecito, Joca, Tocino, Macasía, Rivière de Fer à Cheval, Gascogne, Guayamouc, La Thème, La Tombe
 • rightRivière Blanche, Libón, Victorine, Thomonde, Boucan Carré, Rivière l'Estère, Rivière Lociane

The Artibonite River (French: Fleuve Artibonite; Spanish: Río Artibonito; Haitian Creole: Latibonit) is the longest river in Haiti, and the longest on the island of Hispaniola. It is also the second-longest river in the Caribbean, behind the Cauto River in Cuba. Forming part of the international border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the river's sources are in the Cordillera Central in the Dominican Republic (68 km); however, most of its length lies in Haiti (253 km).[1]

  1. ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana. p. 144.