Rivière Blanche (Artibonite)

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Rivière Blanche
Country Haiti
Physical characteristics
Length 15 km (9.3 mi)

Rivière Blanche is a river in Haiti in Artibonite of the Dessalines Arrondissement. [1] [2]

Artibonite (department) department in Gonaïves, Haiti

Artibonite is one of the ten departments of Haiti. With an area of 4,887 km2 it is Haiti's largest department. As of 2015, its estimated population was 1,727,524. The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves and Saint-Marc. In February 2004 an insurgency tried unsuccessfully to declare Artibonite's independence.

Dessalines Arrondissement arrondissement of Haiti

Dessalines is an arrondissement in the Artibonite department of Haiti. The arrondissement is named after its main city, Dessalines. The city, in turn, is named after the Haitian Revolution leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The arrondissement contains four communes: the city of Dessalines, Desdunes, Grande Saline, and Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite.

Geography

This river is a tributary of the Artibonite River. It runs along the city of Deslandes when she joined her confluence with the Artibonite River.

Deslandes is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Artibonite River river

The Artibonite River is a 320 km long river in Haiti. It is the longest as well as the most important river in Haiti and the longest on the island of Hispaniola. Forming part of the international border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the river's sources are in the Cordillera Central in the Dominican Republic, however most of its length lies in Haiti. The river empties into the Gulf of Gonâve.

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Rivière Blanche may refer to:

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Artibonite Valley is a valley predominantly in Haiti, on the island of Hispaniola. The Artibonite River flows through the valley, with headwaters in the Dominican Republic as well.

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References

  1. ↑ Map of Rivière Blanche in Artibonite, Haiti
  2. ↑ Maplandia: Riviere Blanche Map — Satellite Images of Riviere Blanche

Coordinates: 19°06′0″N72°18′0″W / 19.10000°N 72.30000°W / 19.10000; -72.30000

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