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| (Kréyòl): Fòlibète | |
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| Coordinates: Coordinates: 19°40′4″N 71°50′23″W / 19.66778°N 71.83972°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Département | Nord-Est |
| Arrondisement | Fort-Liberté |
| Founded | 1578 |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 30,110 |
| • Demonym | Fort-Dauphinois (female Fort-Dauphinoise |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
Fort-Liberté (Kréyòl: Fòlibète; English: "Fort Liberty") is a city in northeast Haiti, on the Atlantic coast. It is the capital city of the Nord-Est Département.
The city is on the Baie de Fort-Liberté ("Fort-Liberté Bay") about 56 km east of Cap-Haïtien and to the west of the Dominican Republic. It is also the chief town of an arrondissement (a part of a department) with the same name. The arrondissement has three communes (a commune is like a municipality): Fort-Liberté, Ferrier (Kreyòl: Ferye) and Perches (Kreyòl: Opèch).
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