Bombardopolis Explained

Official Name:	Bombardopolis
Native Name:	Bonbadopolis
Settlement Type:	Commune
Pushpin Map:	Haiti
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Haiti
Coordinates:	19.7°N -73.3333°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Haiti
Subdivision Type1:	Department
Subdivision Type2:	Arrondissement
Subdivision Name1:	Nord-Ouest
Subdivision Name2:	Môle-Saint-Nicolas
Area Total Km2:	196.51
Elevation M:	416
Population Total:	36,028
Population As Of:	2015
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Density Km2:	183
Population Note:	est. adult population only

Bombardopolis (Haitian; Haitian Creole: Bonbadopolis) is a commune located in the hilly country of the Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement, in the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti.

History

Bombardopolis was founded in 1764 by German settlers with the support of the nearby Director of Môle, Mr. Fusée Aublet. A population of French Acadians who had been living in Louisiana and Germans from French Guiana had arrived in Môle-Saint-Nicolas. The local government wished to separate those of German ancestry from the Acadians, judging the two cultures could not happily coexist. The new community was named after Fusée Aublet's German benefactor, Pierre-Paul Bombarda,^[2] a wealthy financier and amateur naturalist,^[3] son of Gio Paolo Bombarda.

During the colonial period, Bombardopolis was first a parish under the administration of the Quartier du Môle-Saint-Nicolas, and then was elevated to canton status in 1797. Bombardopolis was made a commune of the Republic of Haiti in 1821, during the administration of President Jean-Pierre Boyer.^[4]

Economy

The local economy is mainly based on the production of charcoal, goat farming and fishing.

Demography

The commune had an estimated adult population of 36,028 for the year 2015.

The commune had an estimated adult population of for the year 2009.^[5]

The commune had an enumerated population of 27,360 for the year 2003.^[6]

Communal Sections

Bombardopolis is subdivided into three communal sections, namely:

• Plate-Forme (contains the municipality of Bombardopolis)
• Des Forges
• Plaine-d'Oranges

References

19.7°N -93°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population totale, de 18 ans et plus menages et densites estimes en 2015 . March 2015 . Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique . IHSI . fr . PDF . 1 April 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151106110552/http://www.ihsi.ht/pdf/projection/Estimat_PopTotal_18ans_Menag2015.pdf . 6 November 2015 .
2. 1698-1783, also known as M. Bombarde de Beaulieu.
3. Book: Moreau de Saint-Méry, M.L.E.. Description topographique et politique de la partie Française de l'Isle Saint-Domingue. 1798. 2. 47–48.
4. Web site: Plan Communal de Développement de la commune de Bombardopolis 2011‐2016. July 2011. Urgence réhabilitation développement. fr. PDF. 1 April 2016.
5. Web site: Population totale, par sexe et population de 18 ans et plus estimées en 2009, au niveau des différentes unités géographiques. March 2009. Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique. IHSI. fr. PDF. 1 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141124143829/http://www.ihsi.ht/pdf/projection/POPTOTAL%26MENAGDENS_ESTIM2009.pdf. 24 November 2014.
6. Web site: Institut Haitien de Statistique et d'Informatique. 2003. IHSI. 1 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416192920/http://ihsi.ht/. 16 April 2016.