Jacmel
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Jacmel (Kréyòl: Jakmèl) is a city in southeast Haiti, on the Caribbean coast, at the mouth of the river Grande Rivière de Jacmel. It is the capital city of the Sud-Est Département.
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Jacmel
(Kréyòl): Jakmèl | |
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Coordinates: 18°14′N 72°32′W | |
Country | Haiti |
Département | Sud-Est |
Arrondisement | Jacmel |
Founded | 1698 |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 22,563 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
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The city is in the Baie de Jacmel ("Jacmel Bay") about 86 km south of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. It is also the chief town of an arrondissement (a part of a department) with the same name. The arrondissement has four communes (a commune is like a municipality): Jacmel, Cayes-Jacmel, La Vallée and Marigot.