Bombardopolis ( ht, Bonbadopolis) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
located in the hilly country of the
Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement
Môle-Saint-Nicolas ( ht, Mòl Sen Nikola) is an arrondissement
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
...
, in the
Nord-Ouest department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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of Haiti.
History
Bombardopolis was founded in 1764 by German settlers with the support of the nearby Director of
Môle, Mr.
Fusée Aublet. A population of French
Acadians
The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the des ...
and
Germans
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who had been living in
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
had arrived in Môle-Saint-Nicolas; and the local government wished to separate those of German ancestry from the Acadians, judging the two cultures could not happily coexist. The new community was named after Fusée Aublet's German benefactor, Mr. de Bombarde, a wealthy financier and amateur naturalist.
During the
colonial period, Bombardopolis was first a parish under the administration of the Quartier du Môle-Saint-Nicolas, and then was elevated to canton status in 1797. Bombardopolis was made a commune of the Republic of Haiti in 1821, during the administration of President
Jean-Pierre Boyer
Jean-Pierre Boyer (15 February 1776 – 9 July 1850) was one of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, and President of Haiti from 1818 to 1843. He reunited the north and south of the country into the Republic of Haiti in 1820 and also annex ...
.
Economy
The local economy is mainly based on the production of charcoal, goat farming and fishing.
Demography
The commune had an estimated adult population of 36,028 for the year 2015.
The commune had an estimated adult population of for the year 2009.
The commune had an enumerated population of 27,360 for the year 2003.
Communal Sections
Bombardopolis is subdivided into three
communal section
The communal section (french: section communale, formerly section rurale) is the smallest administrative division in Haiti. The 144 communes are further divided into 571 communal sections.
Operation
It is headed by an executive body, the CASEC ...
s, namely:
*
Plate-Forme (contains the municipality of Bombardopolis)
*
Des Forges
*
Plaine-d'Oranges
References
Populated places in Nord-Ouest (department)
Communes of Haiti
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