Marmelade | |
Official Name: | Marmelade |
Other Name: | Marme |
Native Name: | Mamlad |
Nickname: | Marra Town |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Haiti |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haiti |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Haiti |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Artibonite |
Subdivision Type2: | Arrondissement |
Subdivision Name2: | Marmelade |
Coordinates: | 19.5167°N -72.35°W |
Marmelade (Haitian; Haitian Creole: Mamlad) is a commune and former duchy in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is the chief town of the Marmelade Arrondissement, which also includes the commune of Saint Michel de l'Attalaye.
Marmelade is the home town of Président René Préval.[1] During the years following his first tenure, Préval initiated rural development projects in Marmelade, including a manufacturer of bamboo furniture.