Painson

Painson is a locality in , . Painson is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Desdunes and Dessalines.

Town
is a commune in the department of . It is located in the great Artibonite Plain in the heart of the rice granary of Haiti. The local economy is largely dependent on rice farming. The population was 37,027 at the 2015 census. is situated 7 km northwest of Painson.

Town
Photo: André Lachance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
usually referred to as Marchand-Dessalines, is a commune in the department of . It is named after Jean-Jacques , a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler and emperor of independent Haiti. is situated 8 km east of Painson.

Painson

Latitude
19.25216° or 19° 15′ 8″ north
Longitude
-72.59595° or 72° 35′ 45″ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
77F97C23+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 639102917
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
3719379
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