L'Estère (Haitian Creole: Lestè) is a commune in the Gonaïves Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It has 3,000 inhabitants. This historical city of 3,000 inhabitants is where the famous battle of the Haitian Revolution took place on February 23, 1803 between the troops of Rochambeau and Dessalines at the Ravine-à-Couleuvres.
L'Estère
Lestè | |
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Coordinates: 19°20′N 72°40′W / 19.333°N 72.667°W | |
Country | Haiti |
Department | Artibonite |
Arrondissement | Gonaïves |
Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
• Total | 3,000 |
References
edit- ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)