Grande-Rivière-du-Nord

Grande-Rivière-du-Nord
Grann Rivyè dinò
Grande-Rivière-du-Nord

Location in Haiti

Coordinates: 19°35′0″N 72°11′0″W / 19.58333°N 72.18333°WCoordinates: 19°35′0″N 72°11′0″W / 19.58333°N 72.18333°W
Country Haiti
Department Nord
Arrondissement Grande-Rivière-du-Nord
Elevation 91 m (299 ft)

Grande-Rivière-du-Nord (Haitian Creole: Grann Rivyè dinò) is a commune in the Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti. Jean-Jacques Dessalines was born there in 1758 on the Cormiers plantation.[1]

References

  1. Dayan, Joan (1995) "Haiti, History, and the Gods" pp. 6697 In Prakash, Gyan (editor) (1995) After Colonialism: Imperial histories and postcolonial displacements Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, page 74, ISBN 0-691-03742-6