Limbé (commune)
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Limbé (Haitian Creole: Lenbe) is a commune in the Limbé Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti.
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Limbé
Lenbe | |
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Coordinates: 19°42′20″N 72°24′53″W | |
Country | Haiti |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Limbé |
Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
• Total | 69,256 |
With a population of 32200 inhabitants (2003 census) it is the second city in importance in this department after Cap-Haïtien. The arrondissement du Limbé (borough of Limbé) includes two communes: Limbé and Bas-Limbé (Low-Limbé). The commune du Limbé includes seven rural sections: Tanmas (1st), Haut-Limbé, Soufrière, Ravine-des-Roches, 4th or Simalo, Camp-Coq and 8th section (near the town of Plaisance). The arrondissement du Limbé has about between 69,256 and 80,000 inhabitants (United Nations OCHA (Haiti) report on the population of Haiti of 2003 published in October 2004). Limbé is located 220 km north of the capital Port-au-Prince.