Pont-Sondé Explained

Official Name:Pont-Sondé
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Haiti
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haiti
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Haiti
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Artibonite
Subdivision Type2:Arrondissement
Subdivision Name2:Saint-Marc
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:10,000
Coordinates:19.1493°N -72.6147°W

Pont-Sondé (pronounced as /fr/) is a town in the communal section of Bocozelle in the Saint-Marc commune, in the Artibonite department of Haiti.[1] [2]

Pont-Sondé is located on an important crossroads through which passes including the road linking the capital Port-au-Prince to the second largest city of Cap-Haïtien in the northern coast. The town developed around a bridge over the bank of the Artibonite River. This standard bridge was built in 1880 with a range of 90 meters. It is also an important market which is held along the road and on the bridge over the Artibonite River.[3]

Agriculture

Pont-Sondé is the leading producer of rice in Haiti.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pont Sonde Map Haiti Google Satellite Maps . 2023-07-09 . www.maplandia.com.
  2. Web site: Pont Sondé / Pont Sonde, Artibonite, Haiti, North America . 2023-07-09 . travelingluck.com.
  3. Web site: Haiti Mega - The town of Pont Sonde, Haiti . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20150621023546/http://www.haitimega.com/Haiti-The_town_of_Pont_Sonde_Haiti/85544341139226658/article_87454327192760047.jsp . 2015-06-21.