Rivière Blanche (Artibonite)

	Rivière Blanche (Artibonite) Rivière Blanche is a river in Haiti in Artibonite of the Dessalines Arrondissement. Geography This river is a tributary of the Artibonite River. It runs along the city of Deslandes when she joined her confluence with the Artibonite River The Artibonite River (Spanish: '' Río Artibonito''; Haitian Creole: ''Latibonit'') is the longest river in Haiti, and the longest on the island of Hispaniola. It is also the second-longest river in the Caribbean, behind the Cauto River in Cuba. F .... References Rivers of Haiti {{Haiti-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. To its south-west lies the small Navassa Island, which is claimed by Haiti but is disputed as a United States territory under federal administration."Haiti" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Haiti is in size, the third largest country in the Caribbean by area, and has an estimated population of 11.4 million, making it the most populous country in the Caribb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Artibonite (department) Artibonite ( French) or Latibonit (Haitian Creole) is one of the ten departments of Haiti located in central Haiti. With an area of 4,887 km2 it is Haiti's largest department. As of 2015, its estimated population was 1,727,524. The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves (the capital) and Saint-Marc. In February 2004 an insurgency tried unsuccessfully to declare Artibonite's independence. Etymology The name L'Artibonite is derived from the Artibonite River the longest river on the Quisqueya island. L'Artibonite is derived from the Taino worJa'tibonicu'meaning The Great High Place of the Sacred Waters. Under Toussaint's administration of the island, the department was known as Toussaint's Department. History Taino Period During that period the actual department seats between the three casicas of Marien, Maguana, and Xaragua. The border between those chiefdoms is assumed to be the Artibonite River. Although the department's capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dessalines Arrondissement Dessalines ( ht, Desalin) is an arrondissement in the Artibonite department of Haiti. The arrondissement is named after its main city, Dessalines. The city, in turn, is named after the Haitian Revolution leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Haitian Creole: ''Jan-Jak Desalin''; ; 20 September 1758 – 17 October 1806) was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent First Empire of Haiti, Haiti under the Constitution of Haiti, 1 ... . The arrondissement contains four commune (subnational entity), communes: the city of Dessalines, Desdunes, Grande Saline, Haiti, Grande Saline, and Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite. Arrondissements of Haiti Artibonite (department) {{Arrondissements of Haiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Deslandes Deslandes is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * André-François Deslandes (1689–1757), French philosopher Carolina Deslandes (born 1991), Portuguese singer-songwriter Charlie Deslandes (1900–1967), Australian rules footballer * Flávio Deslandes, Brazilian industrial designer Ghislain Deslandes (born 1970), French philosopher Madeleine Deslandes (1866–1929), French writer Paulin Deslandes (1806–1866), French playwright Raymond Deslandes (1825–1890), French journalist, playwright and theatre manager Sylvain Deslandes Sylvain Boris Nabil Deslandes (born 25 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sabail. Born in Cameroon, he has represented France at under-16 through under-20 level. Career Deslandes moved upon the expiry of his ... (born 1997), French footballer {{surname French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Artibonite River The Artibonite River (Spanish: '' Río Artibonito''; Haitian Creole: ''Latibonit'') is the longest river in Haiti, and the longest on the island of Hispaniola. It is also the second-longest river in the Caribbean, behind the Cauto River in Cuba. Forming part of the international border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the river's sources are in the Cordillera Central in the Dominican Republic (68 km); however, most of its length lies in Haiti (253 km). Etymology The name is derived from the Taíno name of the river, ''Hatibonico''. Course The source of the Artibonite is to the northeast of Río Limpio, in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. The mouth of the Artibonite is in Haiti, south of La Grand Saline. It flows into the Gulf of Gonâve. The river is the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti for several kilometres, from the town of Pedro Santana to the point where it is joined by the River Macasía, and then turns west into Haiti. Its w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]