Saint-Marc

Saint-Marc
Commune
Saint-Marc Welcome Sign at Frecyneau
Saint-Marc Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 19°7′0″N 72°42′0″W / 19.11667°N 72.70000°W / 19.11667; -72.70000
Country	Haiti
Department	Artibonite
Arrondissement	Saint-Marc
Settled	1716
Population  (2003 Census)
• Total	160,181
Climate	BSh

Saint-Marc (Haitian Creole: Sen Mak) is a commune in the western part of Haiti in the Artibonite department, it is located in 19°7′N 72°42′W / 19.117°N 72.700°W / 19.117; -72.700, in 2003 it had a population of 160,181 inhabitants, being the second most populous city in Haiti after Gonaïves, Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien.

The port of this city is the most preferred for the entry of goods to Haiti, due to the congested port of Port-au-Prince.

Notable people

• Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (before 1750): First permanent non-Indigenous settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the "Founder of Chicago."
• Pierre Toussaint (d. 1853): Former slave, famous hairdresser and philanthropist in New York, and Catholic venerable.
• Nissage Saget (1810–1880): Tenth president of Haiti. The first Haitian president to serve out his term of office (1869–1874) and retire voluntarily.
• Marc Louis Bazin (1932–2010): Minister of Finance and Economy, fourth Prime Minister of Haiti and provisional President of Haiti.
• Garcelle Beauvais (1966–): Haitian-American actress, television personality, author, and former fashion model.

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