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Jacmel
Sign in to saveJacmel (; ) is a commune in southern Haiti previously founded by the Spanish in 1504 before the relocation of dominicans to the eastern side of the island after the Devastation of Osorio and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across the Tiburon Peninsula, and had a population of 221,965 at the 2024 Census. The town's name is derived from its indigenous Taíno name of Yaquimel. In 1925, Jacmel was dubbed as the "City of Light," becoming the first in the Caribbean to have electricity.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jacmel
- Settlement.other_name
- Yaquimel (Arawakan Name)
- Settlement.nicknames
- Culture Capital, City of Artists
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.motto
- Sursum Corda
- Settlement.image_skyline
- JacmelView.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.flag_size
- 80
- Settlement.shield_size
- 80
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Haiti
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Haiti
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Haiti
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sud-Est
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Commune
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 221965
- Area
- 443.88
- Elevation
- 43
- Image
- JacmelView.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jacmel
- inception
- 1698-00-00
- P8168
- Angry Birds
- postal code
- HT 9110
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- Haitian Revolution and War of the South
- Creation of the Gran Colombia flag
- Ramón Emeterio Betances
- Modern Jacmel prior to the 12 January 2010 earthquake
- 2010 Haiti earthquake
- Recovery
- Jacmel carnival
- Notable residents
- Facilities
- Sister cities
- References
- External links
Jacmel (; ) is a commune in southern Haiti previously founded by the Spanish in 1504 before the relocation of dominicans to the eastern side of the island after the Devastation of Osorio and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across the Tiburon Peninsula, and had a population of 221,965 at the 2024 Census. The town's name is derived from its indigenous Taíno name of Yaquimel. In 1925, Jacmel was dubbed as the "City of Light," becoming the first in the Caribbean to have electricity.
The city is known for its well-preserved Gingerbread houses built in the early 19th century. The town has been tentatively accepted as a World Heritage Site. It sustained damage in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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