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Dessalines

Artibonite · Haiti
City population
181,903
#8
in Haiti
#2
in Artibonite
#3,165
worldwide
Port-au-PrinceDessalines
19.262, -72.516 · 82 km from Port-au-Prince
City population
181,903
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Haiti
#8
of 31 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,165
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Haiti
1.5%
of the national population

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.

Position in Haiti
#8of 31
LargestSmallest
Position in Artibonite
#2of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Haiti
Region
Artibonite
Rank in region
#2of 6
Distance to capital
82 km
to Port-au-Prince
Elevation
26 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Port-au-Prince
Coordinates
19.262, -72.516
Record updated
2026-06-07
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 Haiti

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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