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REGION Artibonite Department: Dessalines, Gonaives, Gros-Morne, Marmalade, and Saint-Marc.

Artibonite (Haitian Creole: Latibonit) is one of the ten departments of Haiti. With an area of 4,887 km2 it is Haiti's largest department. Artibonite has a population of 1,727,524 in 2003.[1] The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves (the capital) and Saint-Marc.

This section features information about the Artibonite Department, which serves the following Arrondissements: Dessalines, Gonaives, Gros-Morne, Marmalade, and Saint-Marc.

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The Artibonite Department works closely with municipalities, communes, and other emergency management partners to prepare for, protect against, respond to, and recover from all hazards.

The Artibonite Department must work with the whole community to reduce the impact of natural disasters, reduce risks, improve public safety, protect the environment, and to prepare communities, families, and individuals for all possible hazards. The aim is to be ready in all manner for disastrous events.



Arrondissements and communes

Dessalines Arrondissement
  • Desdunes
  • Dessalines
  • Grande Saline
  • Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite
Gonaïves Arrondissement
  • Ennery
  • L'Estère
  • Gonaïves
Gros-Morne Arrondissement
  • Anse-Rouge
  • Gros-Morne
  • Terre-Neuve
Marmelade Arrondissement
  • Marmelade
  • Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye
Saint-Marc Arrondissement
  • La Chapelle
  • Saint-Marc
  • Verrettes
  • Montrouis

Source: Wikipedia