Dondon
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Dondon
|native_name = Dondon
|settlement_type = Commune
|pushpin_map = Haiti
|pushpin_label_position = left
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Haiti
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Haiti
|subdivision_type1 = Department
|subdivision_name1 = Nord
|subdivision_type2 = Arrondissement
|subdivision_name2 = Saint-Raphaël
|area_total_km2 =
|population_as_of = 7 August 2003
|population_footnotes = Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
|population_total = 25,846
|population_density_km2 = 0.386 mi²
| timezone = EST
| utc_offset = -05:00
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -04:00
|coordinates = {{coord|19|32|0|N|72|14|0|W|region:HT|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 564
}}
Dondon ({{langx|ht|Dondon}}) is a commune in the Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 25,846 inhabitants.
Dondon is nicknamed "the city of caves" with numerous natural caves in the surrounding mountains. The most famous is the voûte-à-Minguet.
Notable people
- Louis Moreau-Lislet, jurist and translator
- Vincent Ogé, Merchant, military officer, goldsmith and revolutionary
References
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External links
- [http://www.tarna.org Tarna Foundation Reforestation Farm Dondon Haiti]
{{Communes of Haiti}}
Category:Populated places in Nord (Haitian department)
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