Arcahaie, Haiti

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Arcahaie is a coastal commune in western Haiti historically recognized as the birthplace of the Haitian national flag.

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Arcahaie, Haiti canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune
administrativeDivisionOf Ouest department
linked to: Ouest Department
celebrates Haitian Flag Day
climate tropical
country Haiti
countrySubdivisionType commune
departmentCapital Cabaret (nearby, not Arcahaie)
distanceFromPort-au-Prince approximately 40 kilometers
flagDayDate 18 May
governedBy communal authorities
hasAgriculturalProduct bananas
plantains
sugarcane
hasCulturalHeritage site associated with creation of Haitian flag
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
small-scale commerce
hasFeature beaches
coastal plains
nearby mountains
hasMunicipalStatusSince 19th century
hasNearbyIsland Gonâve Island (offshore in Gulf of Gonâve)
linked to: Gonâve Island
hasPostalCodePrefix HT64xx
hasReligionMajority Christianity
hasTourismType beach tourism
heritage tourism
hasTransportConnection Route Nationale No. 1 (Haiti)
historicalSignificance birthplace of the Haitian national flag
isCoastal true
knownFor Haitian Flag Day celebrations
languageSpoken French
Haitian Creole
locatedIn Ouest department
linked to: Ouest Department

western Haiti
locatedNorthOf Port-au-Prince
locatedOn Caribbean Sea
locatedOnGeographicalFeature Gulf of Gonâve
nationalContext Republic of Haiti
linked to: Haiti
nationalSymbolAssociation Haitian national flag
nearbyCity Cabaret
Saint-Marc
observesDaylightSavingTime false
partOf Arrondissement of Arcahaie
populationEstimate tens of thousands
region Caribbean
timeZone UTC−05:00

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Flag of Haiti firstCreatedAt Arcahaie, Haiti