Tiburon, Haiti
Tiburon Tibiwon | |
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Location in Haiti[1] | |
Coordinates: 18°20′0″N 74°24′0″W / 18.33333°N 74.40000°W | |
Country | Haiti |
Department | Sud |
Arrondissement | Chardonnières |
Area | |
• Total | 154.0 km2 (59.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 21,170 |
• Density | 137.47/km2 (356.0/sq mi) |
Tiburon (French pronunciation: [tibyʁɔ̃]; Haitian Creole: Tibiwon) is a coastal commune in the Chardonnières Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. It has 21,170 inhabitants.[2] It is situated in a valley, at the mouth of the Tiburon River.
Geology
The valley of the Tiburon River and the town of Tiburon sit exactly on the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault.
Settlements
References
- ^ "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". GeoNames Search. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "IHSI" (PDF). INSTITUT HAÏTIEN DE STATISTIQUE ET D’INFORMATIQUE. Retrieved 30 August 2014.