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Gros-Morne, Haiti 
Summary
Gros-Morne (French pronunciation: [ɡʁo mɔʁn]; Haitian Creole: Gwo Mòn) is a commune in the Gros-Morne Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It has 7,294 inhabitants (2010). Gros-Morne is a rural city in Haiti. Its name means "Big Mountain."
Gros-Morne
Gwo Mòn | |
|---|---|
  Gros-Morne Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 19°40′0″N 72°41′0″W / 19.66667°N 72.68333°W | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Artibonite |
| Arrondissement | Gros-Morne |
| Elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,294 |
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Gros-Morne is famous for its production of the "Madame Francis" mango, in spite of the limited means of transport.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ^ Charles, Jean Hervé (24 January 2017). "Commentary: Gros Morne, Haiti, the capital of the forbidden fruit: The Francis mango". Caribbean News Now. Archived from the original on 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ Junior, Jeanty Gerard, ed. (19 December 2014). "Vilton Charles, the man behind KOPKOMFG". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
The Moise family has been sponsoring the advancement of Gros-Morne's agriculture since 1980. In 2019 one of the family youngest son Marvens Kwensky Moise, started the non-profit organization "Ann Plante Gros-Morne" to help further the cause.