Balan

Balan is a communal section in the Western Department of Haiti. It is the second communal section of Ganthier.

Balan
2e Balan
Country	Haiti
Department	Ouest
Region	2nd communal section of Ganthier
Arrondissement	Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement
Government	Rural
Area	57.93 km2 (22.4 mi²)
Population (2015)	6,215
Density	107 inhabitants per km2 (281 per sq. mi.)
Zip Code(s)	HT6330

About

Balan was originally a sugar plantation located in the Cul-de-Sac Plain, on the southwest edge of Etang Saumatre. For the foreigner, this is the most suitable place to disembark the mahogany woods transported via pond by canoes of the eastern part, and destined to be shipped to Port-au-Prince, because it is the closest point to the capital. Whenever it is a question of establishing a railroad in the Cul-de-Sac plain, Balan is spoken of as the head of the line.

Locations

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Balan, Bois Léger, Bonnet, Carrefour Baugé, Carrefour Jouanau, Cassis, Chapotin, Descloches, Grand Bois, Grande Place Leroy, La Hatte, Madame-Beaugé, O'Gorman, Source Sable, Ti Place Leroy

Geography

Neighboring sections

Northwest 2e Grande-Plaine, THO	North 1re Grande-Plaine, THO
West 5e Petit-Bois, CDB	Balan Ganthier	East Frontier D.R.
Southwest 1re Galette-Chambon, CDB	South 4e Pays Pourri 5e Mare Roseaux	Southeast 3e Fond-Parisien

Sectional map of Balan, Haiti

Lake Saumatre aerial

Bonnet

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