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Jérémie Lippmann
Jérémie ( ht, Jeremi) is a List of communes of Haiti, commune and capital city of the Grand'Anse (department), Grand'Anse department in Haiti. It had a population of about 31,000 at the 2003 census. It is relatively isolated from the rest of the country. The Grande-Anse River flows near the city. Jérémie is called ''the city of the poets'' because of the numerous writers, poets, and historians born there. History During 1762, French General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was born here. He is mostly known for fighting under Napoleon in Italy and Egypt. In 1964, during the Jérémie Vespers, the Haitian army and the ''Tonton Macoutes'' massacred 27 people in Jérémie. In the early 2000s, archaeologists uncovered an ancient synagogue of Crypto-Judaism, Crypto-Jews in the city, the only one found on the Hispaniola, island. Jérémie has historically been inhabited by many Mulatto Haitians, mixed-race families of History of the Jews in Haiti, Jewish descent. In the aftermath of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communes Of Haiti
The commune () is the third-level divisions of Haiti. The 10 departments have 42 arrondissements, which are divided into 144 communes and then into 571 communal sections. Communes are roughly equivalent to civil townships and incorporated municipalities. Administration Each commune has a municipal council (''conseil municipal'') compound of three members elected by the inhabitants of the commune for a 4-year term. The municipal council is led by a president often called ''mayor''. Each commune has a municipal assembly (''assemblée municipale'') who assists the council in its work. The members of the assembly are also elected for 4 years. Each commune is ruled by a municipality. List Artibonite * Dessalines Arrondissement ** Dessalines ** Desdunes ** Grande-Saline ** Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite *Gonaïves Arrondissement **Gonaïves ** Ennery ** L'Estère * Gros Morne Arrondissement ** Gros-Morne **Anse-Rouge ** Terre-Neuve * Marmelade Arrondissement ** Marmelade ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
