Dessalines Arrondissement

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Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Desalin) is an arrondissement in the Artibonite department of Haiti. The arrondissement is named after its main city, Dessalines. The city, in turn, is named after the Haitian Revolution leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The arrondissement contains four communes: the city of Dessalines, Desdunes, Grande Saline, and Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite.

Dessalines Arrondisement
Country	Haiti
Area
• Total	1,132.46 km2 (437.25 sq mi)
Population
• Total	375,499
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)

Coordinates: 19°17′00″N 72°30′00″W / 19.2833°N 72.5°W / 19.2833; -72.5

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