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.