Gros-Morne, Haiti

Gros-Morne
Gwo Mòn
Commune
Gros-Morne is located in Haiti
Gros-Morne
Gros-Morne
Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 19°40′0″N 72°41′0″W / 19.66667°N 72.68333°W / 19.66667; -72.68333
Country Haiti
DepartmentArtibonite
ArrondissementGros-Morne
Area
 • Total
397.03 km2 (153.29 sq mi)
Elevation
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
155,692
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code
HT 4210

Gros-Morne (French pronunciation: [ɡʁo mɔʁn]; Haitian Creole: Gwo Mòn) is a commune in the Gros-Morne Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It has 155,692 inhabitants (2015). Gros-Morne is a rural city in Haiti. Its name means "Big Mountain."

Economy

Gros-Morne is famous for its production of the "Madame Francis" mango, in spite of the limited means of transport.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Mars 2015 Population Totale, Population de 18 ans et Plus Menages et Densites Estimes en 2015" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ Charles, Jean Hervé (24 January 2017). "Commentary: Gros Morne, Haiti, the capital of the forbidden fruit: The Francis mango". Caribbean News Now. Archived from the original on 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  3. ^ Junior, Jeanty Gerard, ed. (19 December 2014). "Vilton Charles, the man behind KOPKOMFG". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

The Moise family has been sponsoring the advancement of Gros-Morne's agriculture since 1980. In 2019 one of the family youngest son Marvens Kwensky Moise, started the non-profit organization "Ann Plante Gros-Morne" to help further the cause.

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