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""Pi gwo menas pou planèt nou an se kwayans ke yon lòt moun ap sove li."."
The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.
-Robert Swan

Baie-de-Henne (Kreyol: Bè Deyèn, English: Henna Bay) is a town in the Môle Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement, Nord-Ouest, Haiti located on a peninsula at the northern edge of the Gulf of Gonâve. Its population was 17,277 at the 2015 census. Baie-de-Henne is the second least-populated town in the Northwest and ranks among the top 20 smallest towns in Haiti.

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View of the bay, Baie-de-Henne, NO, Haiti


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Location in northwestern Haiti

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Overview[]

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Location in Haiti

The village of Baie-de-Henne was founded in 1625. The founding settlers called the area Baie-de-Henne, meaning "Henna Bay". The name is derived from a dye-producing plant that is grown today as a cash crop. The village is at the bottom of Henna Bay on a strip of land formed of rehabilitated deposits. A small stream flows on the shore.

History

The town was first settled as a district of the city of Môle Saint-Nicolas and already, in 1887, the inhabitants of Baie-de-Henne, almost all fishermen and sailors, had made a petition to the habitations to ask for the erection of their district to commune. By the law of July 3rd, 1889, the Provisional Government of Norden officially incorporated Baie-de-Henne a commune of the 5th class. Tertullien Champagne was in the area, as the first citizen who presented this commune to the Constituent Assembly in Gonaïves for the election of General Hippolyte to the presidency. The House of Commons voted in favor of a bill, which bill the Senate rejected on the executive's observation, given the small size of the country's financial resources.

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Historic map

About

Baie-de-Henne was originally part of Môle Saint-Nicolas, and when the southern part of the commune was set off as Citronniers-Mare Rouge in 1887, it included the sections of Citerne-Rémy, Estère-Derée, Ti Paradis, and Dos-d'Ane. In 1887 those towns opted out of Môle Saint-Nicolas and became part of Baie-de-Henne.

The municipality of Baie-de-Henne is renowned for its dry fish, sessalines, and productive horses. The pier serves the inhabitants and products of Bombardopolis. Early industries included fishing, trade, and boat-building for cabotage. The land is inadequately cultivated because of inferior soil quality.

Villagers of this valley, and locals especially, are said to be welcoming. With a population of about 25,000 in four communal sections covering an area of ​​203 square kilometers, Baie-de-Henne is one of the most disadvantaged municipalities in the country. Several articles have vividly painted a dry picture of life in the deserted desert community.

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Harbor at Baie-de-Henne, Haiti

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A residential neighborhood in Baie-de-Henne's center

Geography[]

Baie-de-Henne is located at 19°40′0″N 73°12′0″W. According to the IHSI, the town has a total area of 203.72 square kilometers (78.66 square miles), of which 132.64 km2 (65%) is rural, 71.08 km2 (35%) is suburban, and 0.73 km2 (>1%) is urban. Baie-de-Henne is located on the hilly Cape Foux peninsula, which juts into the Windward Passage and is the northern land point at the entrance to Gulf of Gonâve.

The town is bordered by Jean-Rabel to the north, Anse-Rouge to the east, Gulf of Gonâve to the south and Bombardopolis and Môle Saint-Nicolas to the west.

The village of Baie-de-Henne is a coastal zone, dominated by a plain with hot temperature. The commune of Baie-de-Henne includes four communal sections. Two of them (2nd Dos D'Ane and 3rd Ti Paradise sections) are positioned inside the commune and consist primarily of plains. The other two sections, 1st and 4th, are coastal areas. The dominant relief of the first section is the plateau. That of the 4th section consists of hills. The temperature of these two communal sections is considered normal. ​

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Baie de Henne Map

Neighborhoods

BDH Baie-De-Henne 27,283
VBE Ville de Baie-de-Henne Urban 2,658
CRM 1ère Citerne Rémy Rural 1,548 Boucan-Pécheur, Enclos, Jasmin, Nan Joseph, Nan Raquette, Nan Via, Saline-Lagon, Ti l'abbe.
DOD 2ème Section Dos D'Ane Rural 4,774 Baptiste, Dos d'Ane, George-Callebassier, Gouimbère, Nan Borgon, Platon Nan Gommier, Tete-la Coupe.
RVE 3ème Section Réserve (ou Ti Paradis) Rural 15,728 Calons, Estère, Justance, La Montagne, Maltine, Moreau, Nan Ti Mil, Platon la Coupe, Ti Rivière.
LED 4ème Section L'Estère Derée Rural section 2,575 Baiseur, Chanpagne, Dune, Fimise-Poule, Grande-Anse, Gros-Trou, Hatte-Jacot, La Coupe, La Coupe Bourrique, L'Estere Déré, Magasin, Motieche, Nan Carré, Petite-Anse, Terre-Rouge, Ti Côte de Fer, Ti Lagon.

Demography[]

The inhabitants of the town are called Baie-de-Hennois.

Year Population Change
1890 5,000
1998 14,706 +194%
2003 17,277 +17%
2009 17,217 -0.3%
2015 17,277 +0.3%

Environment[]

Baie-de-Henne is one of three places in the district where limestone marble exists. Pink-colored reef limestones have been found along the coast of the bay.


Economy[]

Ramassage-et-tri-de-mangues

Mango harvesting

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Marche Saint-Michel Marketplace

On the economic and financial level, the commune of Baie-de-Henne has a hairdressing salon and a photo studio. The town lacks many staple commercial establishments.

The main economic activity is fishing and the sale of charcoal, the product of illegal logging.

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Center of town, Baie-de-Henne, Haiti

Infrastructure[]

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Baie-de-Henne, Haiti

In recent years, MINUSTAH has financed several projects under its Quick Impact Projects (QIPs). These include the construction of the City Hall, the Peace Court and the police station. Electrification projects through the installation of solar streetlights, and water supply through the installation of artesian wells, have also been completed.

Transportation

Sinuous, dangerous and stupidly sloping roads... There is no public transportation on the Baie-de-hennoise planet, and to reach the nearest town, only the trucks carrying coal are sometimes available for those who do not want to go on foot or by donkey. Route Departmentale 102 crosses through the town. The nearest air service can be reached at Anse-Rouge Airport in Anse-Rouge.

Education

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Lycee Philippe Champagne (Baie-de-Henne's high school)

In the field of education, the Ministry of National Education of Youth and Sports does not have representation in Baie-de-Henne. There is a kindergarten, 46 primary schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 literacy centers, and a high school.

Health

The Ministry of Health does not have representation in the municipality of Baie-de-Henne. There is a health center without a bed, four dispensaries and a clinic. The medical staff is composed of: a trainee doctor, a dentist, a nurse, 9 auxiliaries, 24 certified matrons and a laboratory technician.

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Baie-de-Henne's clinic

Section Institution Status
2ème-Dos-d’Ane Baie de Henne Clinic Mixte
3ème-Réserve Dispensaire La Source Public
2ème-Dos-d’Ane Dispensaire Citerne Rémy Public
4ème-L’estère-Deree Clinic Sanitaire de Bassin Hardy Public
3ème-Réserve Disp. Petite Rivière Baie de Henne Public
2ème-Dos-d Ane Dispensaire Dupré Private, but non-profit

Utilities

In the municipality of Baie-de-Henne there are three rivers and fifteen springs. Rivers are used for watering purposes. The sources are used for domestic use and watering. The town has no ponds, lakes or lagoons within its borders.

One of the most arid communes of the Republic, only a part of the city has access to drinking water thanks to taps installed in a few private homes. The city, if we can call this agglomeration which deserves rather the name of ghost town, does not have a public fountain, those who do not have the water at home depend, for this precious resource, on the good will of the more fortunate.

The commune of Baie-de-Henne is not collectively electrified. The better off use their own source of energy at home. If in other cities, electricity has disappeared for years, Baie-de-Henne has never known. Some pylons that have never been used for anything, not a piece of electric wire. And, it is not tomorrow the day before that this borough will see the electric lighting, isolated that it is in a lost corner between the sea, the sun and the desert which surrounds it.

Admministration[]

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Market in Baie-de-Henne, Haiti

Culture[]

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Eglise Catholilque Baie-de-Henne

Religion

On the side of religion, 34 temples, all beliefs combined (except vodun) are counted in the municipality of Baie-de-Henne. The Pentecostal temples are predominant, then come the Baptist temples.

Communication

In terms of communication, the commune of Baie-de-Henne is endowed with a telephone service, on the other hand the lines available are exclusively assigned to the public offices of the place. In case of need, individuals must go to the office of the Teleco. This municipality has a radio station. The print and television media are practically non-existent.

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Supermarket; Baie-de-Henne, NO, Haiti

Leisure

The commune of Baie-de-Henne is devoid of libraries, museums, theaters and cinema, nightclubs, public places, and monuments. Foot-ball (soccer) is the only sport practiced. There are 16 gageres.

Organizations

The representation of three political parties is noted in the municipality of Baie-de-Henne. There are five grassroots organizations, eight peasant groups, a women's group, a non-commercial co-operative, three NGOs, and five representations of an international organization.

Groupe Femme Espoir de Baie-de-Henne (GFEBH) is an organization that is dedicated to irrigation projects that increase agriculture production.

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References and Links[]

More pictures of Baie-de-Henne [1]


IMF Mobile clinic [2]

ADEMA [3]

Digicel Foundation [4]

Liste des institutions sanitaires - [5]

"Inventaire des ressources miniere de la Republic d'Haiti" - Bureau des mines et d'energie [6]

"Ville Baie-de-Henne (Belle Plage)" - BlackStyl Magazine [7]

"Baie-de-Henne" - Aristoteles Socrates [8]

"Baie-de-Henne, Haiti the end of the world" - T-production [9]

Michael Vedrine

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