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Artibonite

department of Haiti

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Country: Haiti
Capital: Gonaïves
Region: Artibonite
Symbole: Dessalines Coat of Arm
Type: Departmental Council
Department: 4,986.94 km (1,925.47 sq mi)
Density: 346.410/km (897.197/sq mi)
Urban: 739,787
Rural: 987,737
Time zone: UTC-05:00 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC-04:00 ( EDT )
Iso 3166 code: HT-AR
Hdi 2017: 0.469 , low · 7th

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Area: 4986.94
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Artibonite ( French pronunciation: [aʁtibɔnit]; Haitian Creole: Latibonit) is one of the ten departments of Haiti located in central Haiti. With an area of 4,887 km it is Haiti's largest department. As of 2015, its estimated population was 1,727,524. The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves (the capital) and Saint-Marc. In February 2004 an insurgency tried unsuccessfully to declare Artibonite's independence.

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