City profile · Haiti · North America
Dessalines
City population
181,903
#8
in Haiti
#2
in Artibonite
#3,165
worldwide
19.262, -72.516 · 82 km from Port-au-Prince
About Dessalines
Dessalines is a city in Artibonite, Haiti with a population of 181,903. It is the 8th largest of the 31 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Haiti, and the 3,165th largest worldwide. It lies 82 km from Port-au-Prince.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 6
Coordinates
19.262, -72.516
Record updated
7 June 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 31 in HaitiClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.