Croix-des-Bouquets (town)

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Croix-des-Bouquets (French pronunciation: [kʁwa de bukɛ]; Creole: Kwadèbouke) is a town in the Croix-des-Bouquets commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti. In 2009, the commune had 227,012 inhabitants,[1] making it the most populous city in Ouest department outside of Port-au-Prince Arrondissement. It is the birthplace of Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean.

Croix-des-Bouquets
Kwadèbouke
Town
Croix-des-Bouquets is located in Haiti
Croix-des-Bouquets
Croix-des-Bouquets
Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 18°35′N 72°12′W / 18.59°N 72.20°W / 18.59; -72.20
Country Haiti
DepartmentOuest
ArrondissementCroix-des-Bouquets
Area
 • Total634.62 km2 (245.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total227,012
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)

References

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  1. ^ a b "IHSI" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2014.