Limonade
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Limonade Limonad |
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![]() Limonade
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Location in Haiti | |
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Country | ![]() |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Cap-Haïtien |
Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
• Total | 69,256 |
Limonade (Haitian Creole: Limonad) is a commune in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti. It has 69,256 inhabitants. Christopher Columbus and his crew celebrated the first Christmas in the Americas at Limonade in 1492.[2] Limonade is also the city in which François Capois, a renowned hero of the Haitian Revolution, died. Sonje Ayiti is a notable NGO that currently works in Limonade and maintains a website honoring the historic community.
In 2012, a new university built by the Dominican Republic was finished near the town, Université Roi Henri Christophe, part of the University of Haiti.[3]
References
- ↑ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ↑ [1], www.limonadehaiti.com
- ↑ http://www.caribjournal.com/2012/09/22/haiti-officially-opens-roi-henri-christophe-campus-in-limonade/
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