Bainet (Haitian Creole: Benè) is a commune in the Bainet Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. It has 62,300 inhabitants as of 2003.[2]
Bainet
Benè | |
|---|---|
  Bainet Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°11′0″N 72°45′0″W / 18.18333°N 72.75000°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Sud-Est |
| Arrondissement | Bainet |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
| • Total | 62,300 |
History
editIn late 1791 and early 1792, during the early Haitian Revolution, slaves in Bainet rebelled as part of the Trou Coffy uprising led by Romaine-la-Prophétesse.[3]
The commune's administrative offices were destroyed as a result of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. As a result, from 2010 to 2016, city officials worked in prefabricated premises funded by the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). MINUSTAH ultimately funded the creation of a new town hall, which was inaugurated in October 2016.[4]
Notable people
editThe Haitian artist and photographer Gérald Bloncourt was born in Bainet.[5]
References
edit- ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ^ Rey, Terry (2017). The Priest and the Prophetess: Abbé Ouvière, Romaine Rivière, and the Revolutionary Atlantic World. Oxford University Press. pp. 36, 55. ISBN 978-0190625849.
- ^ "Haiti - Reconstruction : New town hall in Bainet". Haiti Libre. 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ Eleanor Ingalls Christensen, The Art of Haiti (1975), page 64
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