Official Name: | Abricots |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Haiti |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haiti |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Haiti |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Grand'Anse |
Subdivision Type2: | Arrondissement |
Subdivision Name2: | Jérémie |
Area Total Km2: | 102.89 |
Population As Of: | March, 2015 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 37,675 |
Population Density Km2: | 366 |
Coordinates: | 18.6333°N -74.3°W |
Elevation M: | 220 |
Abricots (Haitian; Haitian Creole: Abriko) is a commune in the Jérémie Arrondissement, in the Grand'Anse department of Haiti. Its Taino-name was Mamey which means apricot the fruit. The town is nicknamed le Paradis des Indiens (Indian's Paradise).
Villages located within the municipality include: Abricots, Anse du Clerc, Anse Josep, L'Homond, Latitte, Louissant, Morne Bijote, Poyrette, Sajote, and Saint-Victor