Central address: Route Marchand Dessalines - St Michel de L'Atalaye, Marchand Dessalines, Haiti
Elevation: 19.695
Time Zone: America/Port-au-Prince
Latitude: 19° 15' 28.44'' N
Longitude: 72° 31' 2.3484'' W
Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Desalin) or sometimes Marchand-Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Machan Desalin), is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of independent Haiti. It is known as the First Black Capital of the New World.
The latitude of Dessalines is 19.257900, and the longitude is -72.517319. Dessalines is a city is located at Haiti with the gps coordinates of 19° 15' 28.44'' N and 72° 31' 2.3484'' W. The elevation of Dessalines is 19.695, the time zone is America/Port-au-Prince.
| Latitude | 19.257900 | Longitude | -72.517319 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19.695 | DMS Lat | 19° 15' 28.44'' N |
| DMS Lng | 72° 31' 2.3484'' W | GeoHASH | d7kmtcf3ruzb1 |
| UTM Zone | 18Q | UTM Easting | 760960.937465873 |
| UTM Northing | 2131229.49441232 | Time Zone | America/Port-au-Prince |
| Country | Haiti | Country Code | 509 |