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   Môle-Saint-Nicolas. /  19.800°N 73.383°W  / 19.800; -73.383. Môle-Saint-Nicolas ( French pronunciation: [mol sɛ̃ nikɔla]; Haitian Creole: Mòlsennikola or Omòl) is a commune in the north-western coast of Haiti. It is the chief town of the Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement in the department of Nord-Ouest .

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   Môle-Saint-Nicolas. Môle-Saint-Nicolas ( Mòl Sen Nikola ou Omòl en créole haïtien) est une commune d' Haïti et chef-lieu de l' arrondissement de Môle-Saint-Nicolas dans le département du Nord-Ouest, dont le chef-lieu est la commune de Port-de-Paix 1. La ville est située à l’extrême pointe ouest de la presqu’île du Nord d' Haïti .

   • Population: 30 795 hab. (2009)
   • Département: Nord-Ouest

   • Arrondissement: Môle-Saint-Nicolas
   • Pays: Haïti

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   Where is Môle Saint-Nicolas located?

   • The town of Môle Saint-Nicolas is located in the Nord-Ouest. Ever since Columbus landed here in 1492 and named the island Hispaniola, Môle St-Nicolas has been of interest to the colonials, including the British, Spanish, French, and the Americans due to its strategic location on the Windward Passage, just miles from Cuba.

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   Where is Môle-Saint-Nicolas located?

   • It is the chief town of the Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement in the department of Nord-Ouest . Christopher Columbus ' first voyage to the Americas landed at the site of what is now Môle-Saint-Nicolas on December 6, 1492. The town received its present name after France gained control of the western part of Hispaniola in 1697.

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   How many people live in Môle-Saint-Nicolas?

   • Môle-Saint-Nicolas has a population of about 4,000 people, with another 20,000 spread throughout the rural areas nearby. The town has running water from a run-of-river channel constructed in the 1970s, which feeds a reservoir above the town and is distributed via PVC pipes to spigots throughout the town.

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   What is Saint-Nicolas known for?

   • Saint-Nicolas was named for the saint on whose feast day it was discovered. Fishing and charcoal production are the main industries of the village. Charcoal (which is made from trees) accounts for about two-fifths of the fuelwood used for Haiti’s energy needs. Pop. (latest est.) 3,328.

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4. www.britannica.com › place › Mole-Saint-NicolasMôle Saint-Nicolas | Port-de-Paix, Caribbean, Fishing

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   Môle Saint-Nicolas, village, just northeast of Cap Saint-Nicolas, on the northwestern coast of Haiti.Situated on an inlet of the Windward Passage (a strait between Haiti and Cuba), it is the site where Christopher Columbus first landed (Dec. 6, 1492) on the island, which he named La Isla Española (taken into English as Hispaniola).

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   The town of Môle Saint-Nicolas is located in the Nord-Ouest. Ever since Columbus landed here in 1492 and named the island Hispaniola, Môle St-Nicolas has been of interest to the colonials, including the British, Spanish, French, and the Americans due to its strategic location on the Windward Passage, just miles from Cuba.

   • ISO 3166 code: HT-NO
   • Capital: Port-de-Paix

   • Région: Le Grand-Nord
   • Country: Haiti

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   Môle-Saint-Nicolas (Kreyòl: Mòlsennikola or Omòl) is a commune located in the northwest corner of Haiti. It is the chief town of the Môle Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement in the department of Nord-Ouest. Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the Americas landed at the site of what is now Môle Saint-Nicolas on December 6, 1492. The town received its present name after France gained control of ...

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   In 1763, following the Seven Years’ War, Môle St. Nicolas was just an abandoned site at the western tip of the northern peninsula of the colony of Santo Domingo (now Haiti). France, however, had great ambitions to developing this ideally located site. The vocation of Môle was initially strategic, because it controlled navigation towards ...