Saint-Marc

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Saint-Marc Sen Mak
Commune
Saint-Marc Welcome Sign at Frecyneau
Saint-Marc Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 19°7′0″N 72°42′0″W / 19.11667°N 72.70000°W / 19.11667; -72.70000
Country	Haiti
Department	Artibonite
Arrondissement	Saint-Marc
Settled	1716
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	266,642
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code	HT 4310
Climate	BSh

Saint-Marc (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁk]; Haitian Creole: Sen Mak) is a commune in western Haiti in Artibonite departement. Its geographic coordinates are 19°7′N 72°42′W / 19.117°N 72.700°W / 19.117; -72.700. At the 2015 Census the commune had 266,642 inhabitants. It is one of the biggest cities, second to Gonaïves, between Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien.

Before the settlement of the French, the region was known as Amani-y ad part of the Xaragua caciquat.

The port of Saint-Marc is currently the preferred port of entry for consumer goods coming into Haiti. Reasons for this may include its location away from volatile and congested Port-au-Prince as well as its central location relative to a large group of Haitian cities including Cap-Haïtien, Carrefour, Delmas, Fort-Liberté, Gonaïves, Hinche, Limbe, Pétion-Ville, Port-de-Paix, and Verrettes. These cities, together with their surrounding areas, contain nearly eight million of Haiti's ten million people (2009).

In 1905 the Compagnie Nationale or National Railroad built a 100 km railroad north to Saint-Marc from the national capital of Port-au-Prince. The track was later extended another 30 km east to Verrettes.