Map of Dessalines, Haiti

Dessalines is a city in Artibonite, Haiti, with a population of about 181,903. It lies at 19.2618°N, 72.5161°W. Dessalines is about 82 km (51 mi) north of Port-au-Prince, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye, 23 km to the northeast.

Dessalines at a glance

Where is Dessalines?

• The 7th largest city in Haiti by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Artibonite on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 58 min on the shortest day to 13 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dessalines

• Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye — 23 km northeast
• Verrettes — 24 km south
• Saint-Marc — 25 km southwest
• Gonaïves — 28 km northwest
• Saint-Raphaël — 39 km northeast
• Cap-Haïtien — 65 km northeast
• Thomazeau — 81 km southeast
• Carrefour — 81 km south
• Ti Port-de-Paix — 82 km northwest
• Port-au-Prince — 82 km south

Largest cities in Artibonite

• Saint-Marc — 266,642
• Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye — 95,216
• Gonaïves — 84,961
• Verrettes — 48,724

Largest cities in Haiti

• Port-au-Prince — 1,234,742
• Carrefour — 511,345
• Delmas 73 — 395,260
• Port-de-Paix — 306,217
• Saint-Marc — 266,642
• Croix-des-Bouquets — 229,127
• Jacmel — 137,966
• Cap-Haïtien — 134,815
• Léogâne — 134,190
• Les Cayes — 125,799

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.