Tiburon, Haiti Explained

Official Name:Tiburon
Native Name:Tibiwon
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Haiti
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haiti[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Haiti
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Sud
Subdivision Type2:Arrondissement
Subdivision Name2:Chardonnières
Area Total Km2:154.0
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:21,170
Population Density Km2:137.47
Coordinates:18.3333°N -74.4°W
Elevation M:65

Tiburon (pronounced as /fr/; Haitian; Haitian Creole: Tibiwon) is a coastal commune in the Chardonnières Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. It has 21,170 inhabitants.[2] It is situated in a valley, at the mouth of the Tiburon River.

Geology

The valley of the Tiburon River and the town of Tiburon sit exactly on the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames Search. 29 August 2014.
  2. Web site: IHSI. INSTITUT HAÏTIEN DE STATISTIQUE ET D’INFORMATIQUE. 30 August 2014.