Plaisance, Nord Explained

Official Name:Plaisance
Native Name:Plezans
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Haiti
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haiti
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Haiti
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Nord
Subdivision Type2:Arrondissement
Subdivision Name2:Plaisance
Population As Of:7 August 2003
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:50,367
Coordinates:19.6°N -72.4667°W
Elevation M:468

Plaisance (pronounced as /fr/; Haitian; Haitian Creole: Plezans) is a commune in the Plaisance Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 50,367 inhabitants.

Morne Bedoret is a nearby peak which is 543 m high.[2] Fort Bedourete was here.

Notes and References

  1. Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
  2. http://peakery.com/morne-bedoret/ Morne Bedoret