| Bainet Benè | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  BainetLocation in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°11′0″N 72°45′0″W / 18.18333°N 72.75000°W / 18.18333; -72.75000 | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Sud-Est |
| Arrondissement | Bainet |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 62,300 |
Bainet (Haitian Creole: Benè) is a commune in the Bainet Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. It has 62,300 inhabitants as of 2003.
History
In late 1791 and early 1792, during the early Haitian Revolution, slaves in Bainet rebelled as part of the Trou Coffy uprising led by Romaine-la-Prophétesse.
The commune's administrative offices were destroyed as a result of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. As a result, from 2010 to 2016, city officials worked in prefabricated premises funded by the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). MINUSTAH ultimately funded the creation of a new town hall, which was inaugurated in October 2016.
Notable people
The Haitian artist and photographer Gérald Bloncourt was born in Bainet.
References
- Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- Rey, Terry (2017). The Priest and the Prophetess: Abbé Ouvière, Romaine Rivière, and the Revolutionary Atlantic World. Oxford University Press. pp. 36, 55. ISBN 978-0190625849.
- "Haiti - Reconstruction : New town hall in Bainet". Haiti Libre. 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- Eleanor Ingalls Christensen, The Art of Haiti (1975), page 64
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