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Cathedral of the Souvenir Gonaives
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Gonaïves was founded around 1422 by a group of Taíno.

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Gonaïves

Haiti

Country
Haiti
Population
141.0K
Coordinates
19.45, -72.69
934th most populous city in the world

Gonaïves is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. The population was 356,324 at the 2015 census.

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Cathedral of the Souvenir Gonaives
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Gonaïves is known as Haiti's city of independence.

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Gonaïves

Haiti

Country
Haiti
Population
141.0K
Coordinates
19.45, -72.69
934th most populous city in the world

Gonaïves is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. The population was 356,324 at the 2015 census.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Fernandolouverture · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cathedral of the Souvenir Gonaives
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The city has a variety of training centers including the Université Publique de l'Artibonite aux Gonaïves.

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Gonaïves

Haiti

Country
Haiti
Population
141.0K
Coordinates
19.45, -72.69
934th most populous city in the world

Gonaïves is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. The population was 356,324 at the 2015 census.

From the “Education” section

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Photo: Fernandolouverture · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cathedral of the Souvenir Gonaives
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Gonaïves is home to the recently renovated La Providence Hospital.

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Gonaïves

Haiti

Country
Haiti
Population
141.0K
Coordinates
19.45, -72.69
934th most populous city in the world

Gonaïves is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. The population was 356,324 at the 2015 census.

From the “Health” section

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Photo: Fernandolouverture · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cathedral of the Souvenir Gonaives
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Gonaïves has major league teams including Eclair AC and Racing FC.

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Gonaïves

Haiti

Country
Haiti
Population
141.0K
Coordinates
19.45, -72.69
934th most populous city in the world

Gonaïves is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. The population was 356,324 at the 2015 census.

From the “Sport” section

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Photo: Fernandolouverture · CC BY-SA 4.0

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