Croix-des-Bouquets

Croix-des-Bouquets Kwadèbouke
Commune
Croix-des-Bouquets Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 18°34′34″N 72°13′37″W / 18.57611°N 72.22694°W / 18.57611; -72.22694
Country	Haiti
Department	Ouest
Arrondissement	Croix-des-Bouquets
Area
• Total	5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Population  (2009)[1]
• Total	284,812
• Density	52,000/km2 (140,000/sq mi)

Croix-des-Bouquets (/ˌkrwɑː deɪ buːˈkeɪ, -bʊ-/,^{[citation needed]} French pronunciation: [kʁwa de bukɛ]; Haitian Creole: Kwadèbouke or Kwadèboukè) is a commune in the Ouest department of Haiti. It is located 12.9 kilometers (8.0 mi) to the northeast of Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince. Originally located on the shore, it was relocated inland after the 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake.

Croix-des-Bouquets was founded in 1749 by Royal Decree. Legend has it that the city takes its name from a tradition that had the Spaniards passing to deposit bouquets of flowers at the foot of a large cross that was on the land where the city was built. Croix des Bouquets pursues a tradition of beauty through the sculpture of iron, and the village of Noailles is at the heart of this tradition specifically in ode to Haitian artist and sculptor Georges Liautaud.^[2]