Limonade (Kreyòl: Limonad, English: Lemonade) is a commune of the Northern Department of Haiti, located on the Atlantic coast of Haiti. It is part of Cap-Haïtien's metropolitan area and one of it's immediate eastern suburbs. The population was 55,145 at the 2015 census, making it the fifth-largest city in the Northern Department. Together with Cap-Haïtien and Quartier-Morin, it forms the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement.
University Roi Henri Christophe - Limonade, Haiti
Limonade is a central part of the Marihaboux Plain, a lush terrain for agriculture, on a road between Cap-Haïtien and Ouanaminthe. This area is important for its geology and landforms; goats graze in fields, children ride burros and farmers in boots and straw hats contribute to picturesque moments of banana trees and corn stalks.
About[]
Limonade is nowadays a community very animated by its economy and qualified human resources, a university town that maintains its historic character. Proximity to the U.S. gives the region competitive advantages over companies in the export industry.
One found in this commune the ruins of Fort Nativity (Fort Navidad), built by Columbus in 1493. He blamed the native Tainos for its destruction and unleashed vengeful might against them. Navidad is, then, both the site of the first European settlement and of the first conflict and violence between the conquering Europeans and the conquered Tainos.
Later, subsequent Spanish settlers built Puerto Real, only a few miles upstream, and this settlement allowed for full social, cultural, economic, and personal exchanges between old and new inhabitants of this area of northern hispaniola - exchanges that included the first black slaves brought to the Caribbean.
Around 70,000 people inhabit the remotely placed Limonade. Roucou, Basse Plaine and Bois de Lance are the three settlements within its boundaries.
History[]
Limonade, the "University Town", was formerly called Puerto Real. The city was founded in 1676 and raised to the rank of commune in 1864.
The first Christmas was celebrated in 1492 by Christopher Columbus and his crew. At Bord de Mer the great explorer he had docked his ship on the land he conquered near Limonade.
• On December 24, 1492, during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus, his flagship, the Santa María, sank off the locality of Bord de Mer. Thanks to the men of the tribe of the cacique of Marién, Guacanagarix, which Columbus had met with two days before, the bulk of the cargo was landed on the mainland.
Unable to take all the men of his crew on the two ships which remained to him, the navigator then made the decision to implant the first permanent European establishment of the American continent, named Navidad, located on the site of the village of En Bas Saline.
(Bord de mer) Seaside District, Limonade, Haiti
Of the 39 men left in a small fort built with the wood of the failed ship, none survived before the return of Columbus next year. The brutality and greed of the new settlers led the Taíno Indians to slaughter them for revenge.
• Excavations, carried out since 1979 by American archaeologists, made it possible to confirm the presence of the Spanish colonists on the site of the village of En Bas Saline.
The Spaniards named this place "Puebla Limon" because of the presence of many lemon trees.
Church of Saint-Anne - Limonade, Haiti
• Around 1670, the Governor General of Santo Domingo, Bertrand d'Ogeron de La Bouere, had a royal ordinance executed, ordering the construction of the Cape and Limonade district.
• In 1676, the town of Limonade, built by Bertrand d'Ogeron de La Bouëre, received its inhabitants.
• On January 21, 1691, Limonade was the scene of an major clash between the French and the Spanish. In retaliation for the attack and destruction of Santiago (Saint-Yague, in the eastern part of the island) in June 1690, three thousand Spaniards attacked the French. The battle made more than 300 victims among the French, including Pierre-Paul Tarin de Cussy and Francois Depardieu de Franquesnay (Family Pardieu) both former governors of the island of Tortue.
• After the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697, by which Spain recognized the occupation by France of the western part of Santo Domingo, Limonade started to develop rapidly: The sugar industry began multiplying at the same time as the start of the slave trade.
• In 1714, Charles Fournier de la Chapelle a well known French judge was born in Limonade.
Geography[]
Limonade is located at 19°40′0″N 72°7′0″W. According to the IHSI, this commune has a total land area of 131.90 square kilometers (50.93 square miles), of which 90.71 km² (68%) is suburban, 39.27 km² (30%) is rural, and 1.92 km² (2%) is urban. It is bordered by the Northeast Department communes of Caracol and Trou-du-Nord on the east and Sainte-Suzanne on the southeast, the city of Grande-Rivière-du-Nord on the southwest, and the town of Quartier-Morin on the west. The town of Limonade has three communal sections and a district. The district and first section are coastal, while the rest of of the town consists of inland plains and a tropical climate.
Near Petit-Morne-a-Beckly, a rich mine of magnetic iron, containing more than 72% of iron, was discovered. There is also marble.
Limonade Map
Demography
The inhabitants are called Limonadien/ne.
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 8,000 | |
| 1950 | 17,854 | |
| 1971 | 26,850 | +50% |
| 1982 | 27,965 | +4% |
| 1998 | 40,714 | +46% |
| 2009 | 50,150 | +23% |
| 2015 | 55,145 | +10% |
Bord de mer (Seaside) Limonade, Haiti
Transit bus in Limonade, Haiti
Neighborhoods
| LMN | Limonade | 55,145 | Localities | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLD | Urban | Ville de Limonade | 20,281 | |||
| QBM | Urban | Quartier De Bord De Mer de Limonade | 1,524 | |||
| BLP | Rural | 1ère Section Basse Plaine | 11,059 | Canne-à-Sucre, Carrefour-Parois, Cerca, Chavaud, Conod, Danfou, Duro, La Chapelle, | La Chevalière, La Genevré, Montolon, Quaiche, Sima, Sisal, Tabary | |
| BOL | Rural | 2ème Section Bois De Lance | 11,225 | Bassin-Mambo, Bellevue, Bellevue-Par-Le-Roy, Biley, Buclair, Campègne, Carrefour Cadet, Carrefour Lescamotier, | Chaffrey, Delcourt, Dimini, Fourrier, Haut-Marré, Lescamotier, Madeleine, Pénijone, Petite-Riviere | |
| RCO | Rural | 3ème Section Roucou | 11,056 | Béliard, Canot, Defoye, Déreal, Destouches, | Dubout, La Hatte, La Hatte Par Le Roy, Pistère, Punaise, Sisal. |
Location in Cap-Haïtien metro area
Economy[]
In terms of economic and financial infrastructure, the town has seen a recent in increase in Qualified Human Resources; More than 150 specialists in land use, environment, urban planning and municipal services since the end of 2016. In terms of economic activity, trade and agriculture come first. Commercial establishments in the town of Limonade consist of warehouses, shops, building materials and a food provisioning center. Two pharmacies, four photocopying services and a hairdressing salon were counted in the municipality.
Infrastructure[]
Education
Université - Limonade, Haiti
The King Henri Christophe University is a new campus of the State University of Haiti in the agglomeration of Cap-Haïtien. An inauguration was held on January 12, 2012 in the town, after more than 17 months of work (first stone laid on July 31, 2010). Funded by the Dominican Republic, it hosts 10,000 students in what is considered Haiti's most modern university infrastructure. It is composed of several three-story buildings comprising: 72 classrooms for 30 students each, a library, meeting rooms, computer labs, accountants, scientists, as well as academic, administrative and recreational facilities .
The Ministry of National Education of Youth and Sports is represented in the municipality by a school district office. The school district brought together eight primary public schools, several private and one congregational. At secondary level, there are four schools, one public and three private, in addition to a vocational school. At the time of the survey, there were no kindergarten nor high school in the commune.
Health
In terms of health, the Ministry of Public Health and Population is not represented in the municipality of Limonade. On the other hand, medical teams of certified matrons, doctors and a laboratory technician provide the sanitary service in the municipality of Limonade.
Utilities
The commune has a river, five springs, five public fountains, and over 200 wells. In terms of electricity and communication, only the city center is electrified.
The city also hosts the largest waste treatment site in Haiti, located in Mouchinette, a small town in the east of the city.
Françonnais is the name given to a ravine, which was named after the French colonel who lost his life in the battle of Limonade in 1691. This ravine supplies the commune with an average of 18.5 liters (5 gallons) of water per second. However, it only flows for two thirds of the year.
Culture[]
Religion
Sixteen churches were counted in the commune. The Pentecostal churches reveal themselves to be more numerous (38%).
Eglise de Sainte-Anne
Communication
At the time of the inventory a project was underway to provide the commune with a telephone office. There is no postal service, no radio station, no newspaper / magazine, no television station.
Leisure
As for Culture and Leisure, the town does not have a library, museum, theater nor movie theater. The sports practiced are: football (soccer), volleyball and basketball, but the absence of formal (specific) places to practice is very well known. Regarding the monuments and sites, they are of three types: colonial, historical and natural.
Bicycling in downtown Limonade
Organizations[]
- Sonje Ayiti is a group of Haitian and international volunteers working together to empower Haitians to become self-sufficient through education, economic growth, and health initiatives. Established as a non-profit in Georgia in 2005 and recognized as an NGO in Haiti since 2008, Sonje Ayiti focuses on community-driven programs in education, economic development, and health across various regions in northern Haiti.
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The men of letters Michel Paul Guy of Chabanon, of the French Academy, and his brother Charles-Antoine Chabanon of Maugris were born in Limonade where their father owned a farm.
Heritage[]
Between July 25 and July 26, Saint Anne's festival is celebrated.
References[]
Limonade, Haiti [1]
Geopostcodes
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The Gate to Phaeton - Kathleen M. Balutansky [3]
Michael Vedrine