Miragoâne Explained

Miragoâne
Native Name:Miragwàn
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Haiti
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haiti
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Haiti
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Nippes
Subdivision Type2:Arrondissement
Subdivision Name2:Miragoâne
Area Total Km2:185.87
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:56,864 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:18.4458°N -73.09°W
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:HT 7410
Area Code:509

Miragoâne (Haitian; Haitian Creole: Miragwàn) is a coastal commune in western Haiti and the capital of the Nippes department. It is also the headquarters of the Miragoâne Arrondissement. It is regarded as one of the major ports in the trade in used goods. Bales of used clothing, shoes, appliances and used cars arrive at the port from Miami and other U.S. cities. Local merchants in the informal sector buy boxes and bales of used goods to sort and resell them in street markets. Inexpensive merchandise is thus dispersed around Haiti.

The port was used by Reynolds Metals aluminum for export of bauxite which was mined inland between the 1960s and 1980s. It has been the site of a proposed collaboration between Max Hardberger and the Bigio family's GB Group for further port development.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population totale, par sexe et population de 18 ans et plus estimées en 2009, au niveau des différentes unités géographiques. fr. Total population, by sex and population over 18, 2009 estimate, broken down by geographic unit. Haitian Institute for Statistics and Information (IHSI) . March 2009. 18 Mar 2013.