Pont-Sondé

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Pont-Sondé
Town
Pont-Sondé is located in Haiti
Pont-Sondé
Pont-Sondé
Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 19°08′57″N 72°36′53″W / 19.1493°N 72.6147°W / 19.1493; -72.6147Coordinates: 19°08′57″N 72°36′53″W / 19.1493°N 72.6147°W / 19.1493; -72.6147
CountryFlag of Haiti.svg Haiti
DepartmentArtibonite
ArrondissementSaint-Marc
Population
 (2010)
 • Total10,000

Pont-Sondé is a town in the communal section of in the Saint-Marc commune, in the Artibonite department of Haiti.[1][2]

Pont-Sondé is located on an important crossroads through which passes including the road linking the capital Port-au-Prince to the second largest city of Cap-Haïtien in the northern coast. The town developed around a bridge over the bank of the Artibonite River. This standard bridge was built in 1880 with a range of 90 meters. It is also an important market which is held along the road and on the bridge over the Artibonite River.[3]

Agriculture[]

Pont-Sondé is the leading producer of rice in Haiti.[3]

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