Port-Salut

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Port-Salut
Sunset on the beach in Port Salut
Sunset on the beach in Port Salut
Nickname(s): P.S.
Port-Salut is located in Haiti
Port-Salut
Port-Salut
Location in Haiti [1]
Coordinates: 18°4′35″N 73°55′0″W / 18.07639°N 73.91667°W / 18.07639; -73.91667
Country Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti
Department Sud
Arrondissement Port-Salut
Area
 • Total 2.88 sq mi (7.5 km2)
Population (2009)[2]
 • Total 1,911
 • Density 1,720/sq mi (664/km2)

Port-Salut is a coastal commune in the Sud Department of Haiti .[3]

Beach at Port-Salut (2005)

Port-Salut is a popular destination for local Haitians as well as tourists to a certain degree seeking relaxation and tranquility due to the beautiful beaches that the town is surrounded by. The area has yet to be discovered on a mainstream tourist level. Port-Salut is a major tourist destination in Haiti[original research?], a country whose tourism industry, full of potential, has been struggling for decades.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". GeoNames Search. Retrieved 1 September 2014. 
  2. ^ "IHSI" (PDF). INSTITUT HAÏTIEN DE STATISTIQUE ET D’INFORMATIQUE. Retrieved 1 September 2014. 
  3. ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9355773. Retrieved 2007-07-02.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2014/10/pictures-surf-up-haiti-dude-20141017135245925486.html

Coordinates: 18°4′N 73°55′W / 18.067°N 73.917°W / 18.067; -73.917

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