Gonaïves

Gonaïves
Gonayiv (Haitian Creole)
Centennial Palace in Gonaives, 1904
Nickname(s): 
La Cité de l'Indépendance
The City of Independence
Gonaïves
Location in Artibonite, Haiti
Coordinates: 19°26′44″N 72°41′18″W / 19.44556°N 72.68833°W / 19.44556; -72.68833
Country Haiti
DepartmentArtibonite
ArrondissementGonaïves
Government
  MayorNeil Latortue
Area
  Total
573.58 km2 (221.46 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Total
356,324
  Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code
HT 4110

Gonaïves (French: [ɡɔnaiv]; also Les Gonaïves; Haitian Creole: Gonayiv, pronounced [ɡonajiv]) is a commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite department of Haiti. The population was 356,324 at the 2015 census.