🇭🇹 Jacmel is a commune in southern Haiti founded by the Spanish in 1504 and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) south-west of Port-au-Prince across the Tiburon Peninsula. The town's name is derived from its indigenous Taíno name of Yaquimel. In 1925, Jacmel was dubbed as the "City of Light", becoming the first in the Caribbean to have electricity.
The city is known for its well-preserved French Colonial architecture built in the early 19th century. The town has been tentatively accepted as a World Heritage Site.
Jacmel has a population of over 40,000 people. Jacmel also forms the centre of the wider Jacmel metropolitan area which has a population of over 137,966 people. Jacmel is situated 39 km south-west of Port-au-Prince.
To set up a UBI Lab for Jacmel see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork
Jacmel is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for Craft and Folk Art see: https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Sister cities include:
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🇯🇲 Savanna-la-Mar 18.217
🇯🇲 Port Antonio 18.167
🇲🇽 Coatzacoalcos 18.144
🇮🇳 Vizianagaram 18.116
🇺🇸 Manchester -72.517
🇨🇦 Drummondville -72.483
🇺🇸 Southampton -72.383
🇭🇹 Port-au-Prince -72.347
🇨🇦 Trois-Rivières -72.545
🇺🇸 Montpelier -72.576
🇺🇸 Springfield -72.583
🇺🇸 Northampton -72.641
🇨🇴 San José del Guaviare -72.643
🇧🇷 Cruzeiro do Sul -72.667
Locations Near: Jacmel -72.5333,18.2333
🇭🇹 Léogâne -72.633,18.5 d: 31.5
🇭🇹 Carrefour -72.399,18.541 d: 37
🇭🇹 Port-au-Prince -72.347,18.546 d: 39.9
🇭🇹 Tabarre -72.267,18.583 d: 48
🇭🇹 Saint-Marc -72.7,19.117 d: 99.8
🇭🇹 Les Cayes -73.75,18.2 d: 128.6
🇭🇹 Trou-du-Nord -72.017,19.633 d: 164.9
🇭🇹 Cap-Haïtien -72.199,19.759 d: 173.3
Antipodal to: Jacmel 107.467,-18.233
🇮🇩 Cilacap 109,-7.733 d: 18835.8
🇮🇩 Kebumen 109.661,-7.671 d: 18816.9
🇮🇩 Purworejo 110.03,-7.722 d: 18813.9
🇮🇩 Yogyakarta 110.35,-7.8 d: 18813.8
🇮🇩 Singaparna 108.11,-7.35 d: 18802.9
🇮🇩 Sleman 110.357,-7.72 d: 18804.9
🇮🇩 Tasikmalaya 108.198,-7.316 d: 18798.6
🇮🇩 Ciamis 108.353,-7.326 d: 18798.4
🇮🇩 Purwokerto 109.23,-7.42 d: 18797.7
🇮🇩 Purbalingga 109.364,-7.388 d: 18791.8