Croix Des Bouquets

Croix-des-Bouquets is a commune in the Ouest department of Haiti.

It is located 12.9 kilometers (8.0 mi) to the northeast of Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince. Originally located on the shore, it was relocated inland after the 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake. Due to this fact, it was not as badly affected in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

The commune of Croix des Bouquets has ten communal sections. It is interior, the relief of the city and five of its communal sections is the plain. In general its climate is normal. Its inhabitants are called Cruciens. In 1998, the population of Croix des Bouquets was estimated at 138,369 and by 2015 it practically doubled to 250,000, making it Haiti’s ninth most populous city. For an area of ​​672.82 km2, its density was 206 inhabitants / km2 in 1998.

At the level of Economic and Financial Infrastructures, the municipality has five hotels, two pensions, 24 restaurants and three banks.

Agriculture, trade and construction are the main economic activities of the municipality. Thirty building materials, sixteen food supply centers, twenty five depots, 5 markets, 5 gas stations, four private morgues, fourteen pharmacies, three photocopiers, four hairdressing salons, seventeen beauty studios, six photo studios, and eleven dry cleaning form the economic and commercial establishments of the municipality.

Education: The Ministry of National Education of Youth and Sports is represented in the municipality by a school inspection office. Twenty seven private Kindergarten, numers primary schools of which seven public, the rest private, and one of the congregational type were inventoried in the commune. Two public secondary schools, including numerous private, one congregational type and twenty-one vocational schools were listed there.

Health: The Ministry of Public Health and Population is represented in the commune of Croix des Bouquets by a municipal health office. Twenty four doctors, two dentists, 17 nurses, twenty eight auxiliaries, thirteen laboratory technicians and a medical assistant provide the sanitary service of the municipality.

Security: For Administrative and Judicial Infrastructures, the commune has a police station, a court of peace and a registry office.

Religion: 207 temples were listed in the commune of Croix des Bouquets. Baptist churches appear to be the most numerous, 38 in total.

Organizations: The commune does not have a political party representation. It has three grassroots organizations, three non-commercial co-operatives, and three N.G.O.’s.

Utilites: The community of Croix des Bouquets has six rivers, eighty-four springs, a large number of wells (traditional and artesian) and public fountains equipped with thirteen pumps. A good part of the commune of Croix des Bouquets is electrified. The Electricity of Haiti (EDH) is the main supplier of electricity. The power frequency varies depending on the area.

Communication: The commune has two telephone offices. There is no radio station, newspaper / magazine, or television station.

Leisure: The town has a library. There is no museum, no theater and no cinema. The sports practiced are football (soccer), volleyball, tennis and basketball. The monuments and sites listed in the town are of colonial type. It is important to emphasize that the town contains a good number of vodun temples. They are mostly located in communal sections. At the time of the inventory one hundred and ninety four temples with the following characteristics: voodoo temple, parish of Africa of Guinea, Peristiles, mystical temple, and Society of Africa of Guinea were enumerated in the commune.