Limonade (Haitian Creole: Limonad) is a commune in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 69,256 inhabitants. Christopher Columbus and his crew celebrated the first Christmas in the Americas at Limonade in 1492.[2] Limonade is also the city in which François Capois, a renowned hero of the Haitian Revolution, died.
Limonade Limonad | |
|---|---|
 Limonade | |
  Limonade Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 19°40′0″N 72°7′0″W / 19.66667°N 72.11667°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cap-Haïtien |
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
| • Total | 69,256 |
In 2012, a new university built by the Dominican Republic was finished near the town, Université Roi Henri Christophe, part of the University of Haiti.[3]