Bombardopolis Bonbadopolis | |
|---|---|
  Bombardopolis Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates:19°42′0″N73°20′0″W / 19.70000°N 73.33333°W /19.70000; -73.33333 | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Nord-Ouest |
| Arrondissement | Môle-Saint-Nicolas |
| Area | |
• Total | 196.51 km2 (75.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 36,028 |
| • Density | 183/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| est. adult population only | |
| Time zone | UTC-05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-04:00 (EDT) |
Bombardopolis (Haitian Creole:Bonbadopolis) is acommune located in the hilly country of theMôle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement, in theNord-Ouestdepartment of Haiti.
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Bombardopolis was founded in 1764 by German settlers with the support of the nearby Director ofMôle, Mr.Fusée Aublet. A population of FrenchAcadians who had been living inLouisiana and Germans fromFrench Guiana had arrived in Môle-Saint-Nicolas. The local government wished to separate those of German ancestry from the Acadians, judging the two cultures could not happily coexist. The new community was named after Fusée Aublet's German benefactor, Pierre-Paul Bombarda,[2] a wealthy financier and amateur naturalist,[3] son ofGio Paolo Bombarda.
During thecolonial period, Bombardopolis was first a parish under the administration of the Quartier du Môle-Saint-Nicolas, and then was elevated to canton status in 1797. Bombardopolis was made a commune of the Republic of Haiti in 1821, during the administration of PresidentJean-Pierre Boyer.[4]
The local economy is mainly based on the production of charcoal, goat farming and fishing.[citation needed]
The commune had an estimated adult population of 36,028 for the year 2015.[1]
The commune had an estimated adult population of 32,764 for the year 2009.[5]
The commune had an enumerated population of 27,360 for the year 2003.[6]
Bombardopolis is subdivided into threecommunal sections, namely:
