Borgne
Encyclopedia
Borgne is a town on the north coast of Haiti
, west of Cap-Haïtien
and northwest of Limbé
, in Nord Department. The economy
there is based on agriculture
and fishery
. Other nearby places include Port-Margot
, Robin, and Fond La Grange
. Borgne is currently in the early stages of developing a "sister cities" relationship with Honeoye Falls, New York
, United States
.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, west of Cap-Haïtien
Cap-Haïtien
Cap-Haïtien is a city of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the Department of Nord...
and northwest of Limbé
Limbé, Nord
Limbé is a municipality in the Limbé Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti.With a population of 32200 inhabitants it is the second city in importance in this department after Cap-Haïtien. The arrondissement du Limbé includes two communes: Limbé and Bas-Limbé...
, in Nord Department. The economy
Economy
An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
there is based on agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and fishery
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
. Other nearby places include Port-Margot
Port-Margot
Port-Margot is a municipality in the Borgne Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti.It has 36,937 inhabitants....
, Robin, and Fond La Grange
Fond La Grange
Fond La Grange is a village near Borgne, Haiti. A hospital is located there. The hospital is run by the Alyans Sante Borgne, a partnership between the nongovernmental organization H.O.P.E. and the Haitian government's ministry of public health ....
. Borgne is currently in the early stages of developing a "sister cities" relationship with Honeoye Falls, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.