Marigot, Haiti
Marigot
Marigo | |
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| Coordinates: 18°14′0″N 72°19′0″W / 18.23333°N 72.31667°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Sud-Est |
| Arrondissement | Jacmel |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (7 August 2003) | |
• Total | 50,734 |
Marigot (French pronunciation: [maʁiɡo]; Haitian Creole: Marigo) is a commune in the Jacmel Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. It has 50,739 inhabitants.
In early 1793, during the Haitian Revolution, Marigot's black inhabitants rebelled and built a fort in the city. Abbé Aubert, a white priest and leader of the rebellion in the area, also commandeered Marigot's cannons and contributed them to Romaine-la-Prophétesse's slave uprising around and siege of Jacmel.
The Haitian writer Emile Célestin-Mégie was born in Marigot.