Acul-du-Nord

The just over 100,000 strong population of Acul du Nord, in the North of Haiti, is made up mainly of those of the Christian faith, with most of that number being Catholic. For such a devout number, the 2010 election was undoubtedly a hard time as the town was marred by the violent reactions of some during the polling. Opposing factions found themselves in physical altercations over their candidates and shots had to be fired into the air to quell the dispute. Men, armed with guns, arrested progress at most polling stations, causing a cancellation in the dealings until UN peace keepers intervened.

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Named after the greater district, the municipality of Acul du Nord is comprised of 6 separate, smaller towns, La Soufriere, Bas de l'Acul, Grande Ravine, Camp Louise, Mornet and Coupe a David. They rely on their production of fruits, rice coffee and honey from beekeeping, taking much of their trade to nearby city Cap-Haitian. Being without their own airport, Acul du Nord relies on their neighbor Cap-Haitien. Camp Louise parish, in the greater Camp Louise municipality, was founded by the colonial governor of Saint Domingue as long ago as 1699.

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At the coordinates of latitude 19.667655, and longitude -72.332345, the northerly Haitian city of Acul du Nord lies some 15 km from another important Haitian city called Cap-Haitien, which has its coordinates as latitude 19.747655 and longitude -72.212345. Acul du Nord, by miles, lies at a distance of 9.6 miles west of the historical city of Cap-Haitian. Therefore, travel at a speed of 50km per hour takes just over a half hour and is possible from many routes.

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MINUSTAH has provided Acul du Nord with two prefabricated buildings to be used as court houses, Camp Louise and Peace Grison-Garde. The United Nations Mission for Stabilization in Haiti donated $140,000 USD for the project. Both courts are equipped with two courtrooms and offices for the judge and deputy. They also have a records office and archives, and space for a Civil Status Office. They have been outfitted with two typewriters, six computers and dozen chairs.

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A district in the north of Haiti, the Acul du Nord District is comprised of three municipalities. There is the Plaine du Nord, Milot, and the district's namesake, Acul du Nord. The city Acul du Nord is its capital, but the inhabitants of the entire district and its three municipalities is listed, from an estimate done four years ago, as 117,456 people. Around the Acul du Nord municipality, the elevation of the land is measured to be about 20 m, which equates to about 70 feet.

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Acul du Nord, known in the Creole language of Haiti as Akil dinò, in a municipality that can be found languishing in the very north of the Caribbean country in what is known as Haiti's Nord, or North Department. It is considered to be in the Acul du Nord Arrondissement and, by a 2003 count, is listed as having as many as 51, 337 people in its population. Its coordinates are 19°41′0″N 72°19′0″W.

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