Côtes-de-Fer
Commune in Sud-Est, Haiti
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Côtes-de-Fer (French pronunciation: [kot də fɛʁ]; Haitian Creole: Kòt Defè) is a commune in the Bainet Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. It has 49,037 inhabitants.
Côtes-de-Fer
Kòtfè | |
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Town hall | |
 Interactive map of Côtes-de-Fer | |
  Côtes-de-Fer Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°11′0″N 73°0′0″W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Sud-Est |
| Arrondissement | Bainet |
| Area | |
• Total | 162.03 km2 (62.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 49,037 |
| • Density | 302.64/km2 (783.84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code | HT 9220 |
In 2014, the government of Michel Martelly produced a plan[2] to develop up to 8,000 acres of the coastline as part of a plan to generate tourism on the island. The plans included both an international airport and a seaport, hotels, villas, restaurants and sports complexes.[3] Both former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and for Minister of Tourism and Creative Industries Stéphanie Villedrouin promoted the plan heavily during their tenures.[4]