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Petites Desdunes
Piti Dedin
Petites Desdunes

Location in Haiti

Coordinates: 19°20′N 72°40′W / 19.333°N 72.667°W / 19.333; -72.667Coordinates: 19°20′N 72°40′W / 19.333°N 72.667°W / 19.333; -72.667
Country Haiti
Department Artibonite
Arrondissement Gonaïves
Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
Population (7 August 2003)[1]
  Total 3,000

Petites dedunes (Haitian Creole: Piti dedin) is a commune in the Gonaïves Arrondissement, in the Artibonite Department of Haiti. It has 3,000 inhabitants. This historical city of 3,000 inhabitants is where the famous battle of the revolution took place on February 23, 1803 between the troops of Rochambeau and Dessalines at the Ravine-a-Couleuvre.

References

  1. Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)


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