Croix-des-Bouquets (town) explained

Official Name:Croix-des-Bouquets
Native Name:Kwadèbouke
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Haiti
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haiti
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Haiti
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Ouest
Subdivision Type2:Arrondissement
Subdivision Name2:Croix-des-Bouquets
Area Total Km2:634.62
Population As Of:2009
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:227,012
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:18.59°N -72.2°W

Croix-des-Bouquets (pronounced as /fr/; Creole: Kwadèbouke) is a town in the Croix-des-Bouquets commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti. In 2009, the commune had 227,012 inhabitants,[1] making it the most populous city in Ouest department outside of Port-au-Prince Arrondissement. It is the birthplace of Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IHSI . Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141124143829/http://ihsi.ht/pdf/projection/POPTOTAL%26MENAGDENS_ESTIM2009.pdf . November 24, 2014 .