Abricots
Abricots
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 Anse du Clerc | |
  Abricots Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°38′0″N 74°18′0″W / 18.63333°N 74.30000°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Grand'Anse |
| Arrondissement | Jérémie |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (March, 2015)[1] | |
• Total | 37,675 |
| • Density | 366.17/km2 (948.37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code | HT 7120 |
Abricots (French pronunciation: [abʁiko] ⓘ, lit. 'Apricots'; Haitian Creole: Abriko) is a commune in the Jérémie Arrondissement, in the Grand'Anse department of Haiti. Its Taino-name was Mamey which means apricot the fruit. The town is nicknamed le Paradis des Indiens (Indians' Paradise).
Villages located within the municipality include: Abricots, Anse du Clerc, Anse Josep, L'Homond, Latitte, Louissant, Morne Bijote, Poyrette, Sajote, and Saint-Victor
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.
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