Pont-Sondé (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ sɔ̃de], Haitian Creole: Ponsonde) is a town in the communal section of Bocozelle in the Saint-Marc commune, in the Artibonite department of Haiti.[1][2]

Location

Located within the Saint-Marc Arrondissement, Pont-Sondé is located at an important crossroads on the road linking the capital Port-au-Prince to the second largest city of Cap-Haïtien on the northern coast.[3]

History

When the Haitian national highway was constructed in 1880, a bridge spanning 90 metres (300 ft) across the Artibonite River was built. The settlement of Pont-Sondé then developed around this bridge.[3]

Pont-Sonde had about ten thousand inhabitants before the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Since then, the village has hosted a large influx of refugees.

In September 2024, during the Gang war in Haiti, personnel from the Anti-Gang Tactical Unit and the Departmental Operations and Intervention Brigade were deployed to Pont-Sondé.[4] Despite this, the town was attacked by the Grand Grif gang on 3 October 2024, leaving at least 115 people dead.[5]

Economy

Pont-Sondé is the leading producer of rice in Haiti. There is an important market which is held along the road and on the bridge over the Artibonite.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Pont Sonde Map | Haiti Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  2. ^ "Pont Sondé / Pont Sonde, Artibonite, Haiti, North America". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  3. ^ a b c "Haiti Mega – The town of Pont Sonde, Haiti". Archived from the original on 2015-06-21.
  4. ^ https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-43295-haiti-security-utag-and-boid-agents-deployed-in-pont-sonde-video.html
  5. ^ "The death toll in a gang attack on a small Haitian town rises to 115, a local official says". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont-Sond%C3%A9
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