Official Name: | Borgne |
Native Name: | Obòy |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Haiti |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haiti |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Haiti |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Nord |
Subdivision Type2: | Arrondissement |
Subdivision Name2: | Borgne |
Population As Of: | 7 August 2003 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 46,886 |
Coordinates: | 19.85°N -72.5333°W |
Elevation M: | 12 |
Borgne (in French pronounced as /bɔʁɲ/; Haitian; Haitian Creole: Obòy) is a commune in the Borgne Arrondissement, in Nord department of Haiti. The economy there is based on agriculture and fishery. Other nearby places include Port-Margot, Robin, and Fond La Grange. Borgne is currently in the early stages of developing a "sister cities" relationship with Honeoye Falls, New York, United States.
The commune consists of seven communal sections, namely: