Port-Salut

See also: Port Salut cheese
Port-Salut
Pòsali
Commune
Sunset on the beach in Port Salut
Sunset on the beach in Port Salut
Port-Salut is located in Haiti
Port-Salut
Port-Salut
Location in Haiti [1]
Coordinates: 18°4′35″N 73°55′0″W / 18.07639°N 73.91667°W / 18.07639; -73.91667
CountryHaiti
DepartmentSud
ArrondissementPort-Salut
Area
 • Total
2.88 sq mi (7.5 km2)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total
1,911
 • Density1,720/sq mi (664/km2)

Port-Salut (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ saly]; Haitian Creole: Pòsali) is a coastal commune in the Sud department of Haiti.

Beach at Port-Salut (2005)

Port-Salut is a popular destination for local Haitians, as well as tourists, due to the surrounding beaches.

Port-Salut is the hometown of Haiti's former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who was born there in 1953,[3] and is also the hometown of former prime minister, Jean-Marie Cherestal.[4]

References

  1. ^ "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". GeoNames Search. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. ^ "IHSI" (PDF). INSTITUT HAÏTIEN DE STATISTIQUE ET D'INFORMATIQUE. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Aristide retrouve Haïti après sept ans d'exil". LEFIGARO (in French). 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  4. ^ "Jean Marie Cherestal appelle les acteurs politiques au dialogue". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 2022-05-14.

18°4′N 73°55′W / 18.067°N 73.917°W / 18.067; -73.917


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