Marmelade
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Marmelade
Mamlad Marme | |
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| Marmelade | |
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| Nickname: Marra Town | |
  Marmelade Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 19°31′0″N 72°21′0″W / 19.51667°N 72.35000°W | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Artibonite |
| Arrondissement | Marmelade |
| Area | |
• Total | 108.94 km2 (42.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 759 m (2,490 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 38,057 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code | HT 4510 |
Marmelade (French pronunciation: [maʁməlad] ⓘ; Haitian Creole: Mamlad) is a commune and former duchy in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is the chief town of the Marmelade Arrondissement, which also includes the commune of Saint Michel de l'Attalaye.
Marmelade is the home town of Président René Préval.[2] During the years following his first tenure, Préval initiated rural development projects in Marmelade, including a manufacturer of bamboo furniture.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mars 2015 Population Totale, Population de 18 ans et Plus Menages et Densites Estimes en 2015" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Sanson, Evans (March 3, 2017). "Rene Preval, who served twice as Haiti's president, dies at 74". LA Times.
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