Gros-Morne, Haiti
Gros-Morne Gwo Mòn | |
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  Gros-Morne Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 19°40′0″N 72°41′0″W / 19.66667°N 72.68333°W | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Artibonite |
| Arrondissement | Gros-Morne |
| Area | |
• Total | 397.03 km2 (153.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 155,692 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code | HT 4210 |
Gros-Morne (French pronunciation: [ɡʁo mɔʁn]; Haitian Creole: Gwo Mòn) is a commune in the Gros-Morne Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It has 155,692 inhabitants (2015). Gros-Morne is a rural city in Haiti. Its name means "Big Mountain."
Economy
Gros-Morne is famous for its production of the "Madame Francis" mango, in spite of the limited means of transport.[2][3]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Charles, Jean Hervé (24 January 2017). "Commentary: Gros Morne, Haiti, the capital of the forbidden fruit: The Francis mango". Caribbean News Now. Archived from the original on 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ Junior, Jeanty Gerard, ed. (19 December 2014). "Vilton Charles, the man behind KOPKOMFG". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
The Moise family has been sponsoring the advancement of Gros-Morne's agriculture since 1980. In 2019 one of the family youngest son Marvens Kwensky Moise, started the non-profit organization "Ann Plante Gros-Morne" to help further the cause.