Fort-Liberté Arrondissement (Fòlibète)
Fort-Liberté (Fòlibète) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 60,632 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Fort-Liberté Arrondissement start with the number 21.
The arondissement consists of the following communes:
* Fort-Liberté
* Ferrier
* Perches
The arondissement consists of the following communes:
* Fort-Liberté
* Ferrier
* Perches
Map - Fort-Liberté Arrondissement (Fòlibète)
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Country - Haiti
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The island was originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno people, who originated in South America. The first Europeans arrived on 5 December 1492 during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus, who initially believed he had found India or China. Columbus subsequently founded the first European settlement in the Americas, La Navidad, on what is now the northeastern coast of Haiti. The island was claimed by Spain and named La Española, forming part of the Spanish Empire until the early 17th century. However, competing claims and settlements by the French led to the western portion of the island being ceded to France in 1697, which was subsequently named Saint-Domingue. French colonists established lucrative sugarcane plantations, worked by vast numbers of slaves brought from Africa, which made the colony one of the richest in the world.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
---|---|---|---|
HTG | Haitian gourde | G | 2 |
USD | United States dollar | $ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
---|---|
FR | French language |
HT | Haitian Creole language |