Map of Gonaïves, Haiti

Gonaïves is the administrative centre of Artibonite, Haiti, with a population of about 84,961. It lies at 19.4475°N, 72.6893°W. Gonaïves is about 107 km (67 mi) north of Port-au-Prince, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dessalines, 28 km to the southeast.

Gonaïves at a glance

Where is Gonaïves?

• The 16th largest city in Haiti by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Artibonite on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 57 min on the shortest day to 13 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Gonaïves

• Dessalines — 28 km southeast
• Saint-Marc — 38 km south
• Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye — 38 km east
• Verrettes — 50 km southeast
• Saint-Raphaël — 51 km east
• Ti Port-de-Paix — 56 km north
• Port-de-Paix — 57 km north
• Cap-Haïtien — 62 km northeast
• Léogâne — 104 km south
• Carrefour — 105 km south

Largest cities in Artibonite

• Saint-Marc — 266,642
• Dessalines — 181,903
• Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye — 95,216
• Verrettes — 48,724

Largest cities in Haiti

• Port-au-Prince — 1,234,742
• Carrefour — 511,345
• Delmas 73 — 395,260
• Port-de-Paix — 306,217
• Saint-Marc — 266,642
• Croix-des-Bouquets — 229,127
• Dessalines — 181,903
• Jacmel — 137,966
• Cap-Haïtien — 134,815
• Léogâne — 134,190

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.