Miragoâne

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Miragoâne
Coordinates: 18 ° 27 '  N , 73 ° 5'  W
Map: Haiti
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Miragoâne
Miragoâne on the map of Haiti
Basic data
Country HaitiHaiti Haiti
department Trinkets
Residents 13,557  (2015)
Detailed data
surface 185.87 km 2
Population density 73 inhabitants / km 2
Waters Caribbean
Time zone UTC -5

Miragoâne is a Haitian community in the Nippes department on the Tiburon Peninsula in Haiti . Miragoâne is its capital. It is mainly located on the north coast of the peninsula in southwest Hispaniola . Before the earthquake in 2010, Miragoâne had 89,202 inhabitants (2003). There is a freshwater lake one kilometer south of the city.

economy

Coffee, fruit and bauxite (until 1985 by Reynolds Metals ) were previously exported from the port and used goods from the USA were traded.

Web links

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