Lafiteau
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Lafiteau, also called Carrefour Lafiteau, is a small industrial port town, about nine miles north of the capital, Port-au-Prince
, in the commune of Cabaret in the Republic of Haiti. It lies to the south of Titanyen
. Many supply ships entered this port in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
as part of earthquake relief operations. The road to the port is maintained well after the earthquake, and the port and its jetties also, which suffered damages due to the earthquake, are in continuous process of refurbishing.
patches are distributed less than a miles off the coast.
, American Airways, Air Canada
, Air Freight NZ
, Air France
, Copa
, Delta
, Spirit
, Air Bridge Cargo provide both air cargo and passenger services.
The port is approached from the Port-au-Prince over a well maintained road, Route National 1 (100).
The jetty
at Lafiteau is 21 metres (68.9 ft) in length and is in the shape of a “T”. The minimum depth available alongside the jetty is 8.5 metres (27.9 ft). At the head of the jetty, there are mooring
buoys, one on the NW and two on SE. Range lights guide the vessels along the approach channel where the minimum draft of water is said to be 14 metres (45.9 ft).
, sold more than 170,000 metric tons of wheat flour.
-related deaths in Lafiteau.
s and "Baby Doc" Duvalier
were buried in mass graves in Lafiteau, as were 100,000 of the Port-au-Prince earthquake victims in 2010.
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, in the commune of Cabaret in the Republic of Haiti. It lies to the south of Titanyen
Titanyen
Titanyen is a settlement in Haiti, north of the capital, Port-au-Prince and some eight kilometres from Cabaret. It has been described as sparsely populated. Fields outside the settlement were chosen as the site of mass graves dug for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.-Reference:*...
. Many supply ships entered this port in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
as part of earthquake relief operations. The road to the port is maintained well after the earthquake, and the port and its jetties also, which suffered damages due to the earthquake, are in continuous process of refurbishing.
Geography
Lafiteau, with an average elevation of 9 metres (29.5 ft), is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) east-southeast of Ile à Cabrit and 210 metres (689 ft) southwest of the coast. Several shoalShoal
Shoal, shoals or shoaling may mean:* Shoal, a sandbank or reef creating shallow water, especially where it forms a hazard to shipping* Shoal draught , of a boat with shallow draught which can pass over some shoals: see Draft...
patches are distributed less than a miles off the coast.
Transportation
The nearest airport to the port town is the Toussaint Louverture International Airport at Port-au-Prince where Insel AirInsel Air
Insel Air International B.V. ' is an airline based in Willemstad, Curaçao. It has Hato International Airport in Curaçao as its home base. Insel is German for island...
, American Airways, Air Canada
Air Canada
Air Canada is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada. The airline, founded in 1936, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 178 destinations worldwide. It is the world's tenth largest passenger airline by number of destinations, and the airline is a...
, Air Freight NZ
Air Freight NZ
Air Freight NZ is a cargo airline based in Auckland, New Zealand. It operates scheduled overnight cargo services on behalf of owner Freightways Express. Domestic charter services are also operated...
, Air France
Air France
Air France , stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...
, Copa
COPA
COPA may stand for:* Child Online Protection Act, a former U.S. law to protect minors from certain material on the internet** Not to be confused with the Children's Internet Protection Act , the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act or COPA's predecessor legislation, the Communications Decency...
, Delta
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline based in the United States and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline operates an extensive domestic and international network serving all continents except Antarctica. Delta and its subsidiaries operate over 4,000 flights every day...
, Spirit
Spirit
The English word spirit has many differing meanings and connotations, most of them relating to a non-corporeal substance contrasted with the material body.The spirit of a living thing usually refers to or explains its consciousness.The notions of a person's "spirit" and "soul" often also overlap,...
, Air Bridge Cargo provide both air cargo and passenger services.
The port is approached from the Port-au-Prince over a well maintained road, Route National 1 (100).
The jetty
Jetty
A jetty is any of a variety of structures used in river, dock, and maritime works that are generally carried out in pairs from river banks, or in continuation of river channels at their outlets into deep water; or out into docks, and outside their entrances; or for forming basins along the...
at Lafiteau is 21 metres (68.9 ft) in length and is in the shape of a “T”. The minimum depth available alongside the jetty is 8.5 metres (27.9 ft). At the head of the jetty, there are mooring
Mooring
Mooring may refer to:* Mooring , any device used to hold secure an object by means of cables, anchors, or lines* Mooring mast, a structure designed to hold airships and blimps securely in the open when they are not in flight....
buoys, one on the NW and two on SE. Range lights guide the vessels along the approach channel where the minimum draft of water is said to be 14 metres (45.9 ft).
Economy
The economy of the port town is supported by notable processing plants, including the Caribbean Mills Processing Plant and the Grain Processing Plant. In 2009, Les Moulins d'Haiti, a wheat flour millGristmill
The terms gristmill or grist mill can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself.- Early history :...
, sold more than 170,000 metric tons of wheat flour.
Healthcare
The Hospital Centre of the Haitian Academy is located in Lafiteau. In October 2010, news reports stated there were two choleraCholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
-related deaths in Lafiteau.
Mass graves
Victims of the Haiti presidents "Papa Doc" DuvalierFrançois Duvalier
François Duvalier was the President of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971. Duvalier first won acclaim in fighting diseases, earning him the nickname "Papa Doc" . He opposed a military coup d'état in 1950, and was elected President in 1957 on a populist and black nationalist platform...
s and "Baby Doc" Duvalier
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Jean-Claude Duvalier, nicknamed "Bébé Doc" or "Baby Doc" was the President of Haiti from 1971 until his overthrow by a popular uprising in 1986. He succeeded his father, François "Papa Doc" Duvalier, as the ruler of Haiti upon his father's death in 1971...
were buried in mass graves in Lafiteau, as were 100,000 of the Port-au-Prince earthquake victims in 2010.