Mapou

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

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 population was 37,027 at the 2015 census. Rice production is the driving force of the local economy. is situated 6 km west of Mapou.

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 10 km southeast of Mapou.

Mapou

Latitude
19.31476° or 19° 18′ 53″ north
Longitude
-72.59063° or 72° 35′ 26″ west
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
77F98C75+WP
Geo­Names ID
3721565
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