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.