Dessalines

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Dessalines Desalin
Commune
Dessalines Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 19°17′0″N 72°30′0″W / 19.28333°N 72.50000°W / 19.28333; -72.50000
Country	Haiti
Department	Artibonite
Arrondissement	Dessalines
Area
• Total	459 km2 (177 sq mi)
Population  (7 August 2003)[1]
• Total	127,529
• Density	278/km2 (720/sq mi)

Dessalines (French pronunciation: [dɛsalin]; Haitian Creole: Desalin) usually referred to as Marchand-Dessalines (Haitian Creole: Machan Desalin), is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler and emperor of independent Haiti.