Carrefour, Haiti

Commune of Carrefour
Kafou
Motto(s): 
Amour, Paix, Progrès
Commune of Carrefour is located in Haiti
Commune of Carrefour
Commune of Carrefour
Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 18°32′0″N 72°24′0″W / 18.53333°N 72.40000°W / 18.53333; -72.40000
CountryHaiti
DepartmentOuest
ArrondissementPort-au-Prince
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorJude Edouard Pierre (VP)
 • CouncilCarrefour City Council
Area
 • Total165.16 km2 (63.77 sq mi)
Elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2015 Est.)[1]
 • Total511,345
 • Density3,096/km2 (8,020/sq mi)
DemonymCarrefourrois(e)
Zip code
HT 6130
Websitemairiedecarrefour.com

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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Population of Port-au-Prince, Haiti (HT) 2023". World Meters. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Population of Carrefour 2023 | Carrefour population - statistics". Population HUB. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ Willsher, Kim (17 January 2011). "Jean-Claude Duvalier's turbulent years in exile". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ^ Dubois, Laurent (6 October 2014). "How Will Haiti Reckon with the Duvalier Years?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 9 August 2023.