Limonade
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| Limonade Limonad | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Limonade | |
| Coordinates: 19°40′0″N 72°7′0″W / 19.66667°N 72.11667°WCoordinates: 19°40′0″N 72°7′0″W / 19.66667°N 72.11667°W | |
| Country |
 Haiti |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cap-Haïtien |
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
| • Total | 69,256 |
A view of the town of Limonade, Haiti in April 2013
Limonade (Creole: Limonad) is a municipality 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)
- ↑ , www.limonadehaiti.com
- ↑ http://www.caribjournal.com/2012/09/22/haiti-officially-opens-roi-henri-christophe-campus-in-limonade/
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