Limonade

This article is about the Haitian commune and is not to be confused with Lemonade or Lymonade.

Limonade (French pronunciation: [limɔnad] ^ⓘ; Haitian Creole: Limonad) is a commune in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 69,256 inhabitants. Christopher Columbus and his crew celebrated the first Christmas in the Americas at Limonade in 1492.^[2] Limonade is also the city in which François Capois, a renowned hero of the Haitian Revolution, died.

Limonade Limonad
Commune
Limonade
Limonade Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 19°40′0″N 72°7′0″W
Country	Haiti
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cap-Haïtien
Elevation	66 m (217 ft)
Population  (7 August 2003)[1]
• Total	69,256
Time zone	UTC-05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-04:00 (EDT)

In 2012, a new university built by the Dominican Republic was finished near the town, Université Roi Henri Christophe, part of the University of Haiti.^[3]