Plaisance, Nord

Plaisance
Plezans
Commune
Plaisance

Location in Haiti

Coordinates: 19°36′0″N 72°28′0″W / 19.60000°N 72.46667°W / 19.60000; -72.46667Coordinates: 19°36′0″N 72°28′0″W / 19.60000°N 72.46667°W / 19.60000; -72.46667
Country Haiti
Department Nord
Arrondissement Plaisance
Elevation 468 m (1,535 ft)
Population (7 August 2003)[1]
  Total 50,367

Plaisance (Haitian Creole: Plezans) is a commune in the Plaisance Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti. It has 50,367 inhabitants.

Morne Bedoret is a nearby peak which is 543 m high.[2] It was here that Fort Bedourete was located.

References

  1. Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
  2. Morne Bedoret accessed 20 May 2012


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