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Dessalines
Desalin | |
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Coordinates: 19°17′0″N 72°30′0″W / 19.28333°N 72.50000°W | |
Country | Haiti |
Department | Artibonite |
Arrondissement | Dessalines |
Area | |
• Total | 459 km2 (177 sq mi) |
Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
• Total | 127,529 |
• Density | 278/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Dessalines (French pronunciation: [dɛsalin]; Haitian Creole: Desalin) usually referred to as Marchand-Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Machan Desalin), is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler and emperor of independent Haiti.