Grande-Rivière-du-Nord
Grande-Rivière-du-Nord (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. The town was established in 1712, and named after a nearby river.
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In addition to being the birthplace of Dessalines, it is the hometown of Jean Price-Mars, Jean-Baptiste Chavannes, Henry Namphy, Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, Tirésias Simon Sam, Jean-Baptiste Riché, and Philippe Guerrier. Grande-Rivière has retained a significant amount of colonial-era architecture. Local landmarks include the Church of St. Rose of Lima, first built in 1712, and the Dessalines monument, unveiled in 2022. The town is a national hub of cocoa and coffee production. A team of Canadian students set up a computer-equipped library in the town in 2017.
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Key facts
• Official Name — Grande-Rivière-du-Nord • Native Name — Grann Rivyè dinò • Type — Commune • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Haiti • Subdivision Type1 — Department • Subdivision Name1 — Nord • Subdivision Type2 — Arrondissement • Subdivision Name2 — Grande-Rivière-du-Nord • Population As Of — 7 August 2003 • Time Zone — EST • Utc Offset — -05:00 • Time Zone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -04:00 • Elevation M — 91
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- 1.Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- 2.Dayan, Joan (1995) "Haiti, History, and the Gods" pp. 66–97 In Prakash, Gyan (editor) (1995) After Colonialism: Imperial histories and postcolonial displacements Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, page 74,
- 3.Roc, Rejy Joseph. Discover the birthplace of Dessalines, Grande-Rivière-du-Nord. The Haitian Times. 2023-09-05.
- 4.Chalifour, Annik. Grande-Rivière-du-Nord, une terre haïtienne de caractère. l-express.ca. 2018-07-14.
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