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Grand-Bois
Grand-Bois, Haiti is located in the Département de l’Ouest, the center of which is
about 40 miles (77 kilometers) east of Port-Au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. A single,
unpaved road bisects the region, which measures approximately 200 square miles (450
square kilometers) and is bordered to the south by Lake Étang Saumâtre and to the east
by the Dominican Republic. Residential areas cluster around sources of water, which
include small ponds, lakes, and a stream that is dry for a portion of the year.
There is little or no accessibility to electricity, telephone, postal services, television
or radio signals, or internet. According to the 2003 Haitian Census, Grand-Bois has
approximately 65,000 residents, 25,000 of whom are under the age of 18, and approximately
70% of whom work as subsistence farmers. The median household income in rural Haiti
is $300 per year and Grand-Bois is one of the poorest rural regions. The population
is organized in small villages and townships.
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