Léogâne Arrondissement
Léogâne Arrondissement
Leyogàn Awondisman | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Ouest |
| Area | |
| •Arrondissement | 1,015.90 km2(392.24 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 18.83 km2(7.27 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 997.07 km2(384.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| •Arrondissement | 509,280 |
| • Density | 500/km2(1,300/sq mi) |
| •Urban | 324,475 |
| •Rural | 184,805 |
| Time zone | UTC-5(Eastern) |
| Postal code | HT62— |
| Communes | 3 |
| Communal Sections | 32 |
| IHSI Code | 012 |
Léogâne(Haitian Creole:Leyogàn) is anarrondissementin theOuest DepartmentofHaiti.As of 2015, the population was 509,280 inhabitants.[1]Postal codes in the Léogâne Arrondissement start with the number 62.
The arondissement consists of the following communes:
History[edit]
2010 7.0 earthquake[edit]
On 12 January 2010, a7.0 magnitude earthquake struckthe arrondissement. The city ofLéogânewas estimated to be 80–90% destroyed.[2]Petit Goâvewas greatly affected by the quake.[3]All public buildings inGrand-Goâvewere destroyed.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abc"Population totale, population de 18 ans et plus ménages et densités estimés en 2015"[Total Population, Population of 18 and over, Households and Densities Estimated in 2015](PDF).IHSI(in French). March 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 6 November 2015.Retrieved8 May2017.
- ^ABC News,'Haiti Disaster Like "No Other" ',AFP,Lisa Millar, 17 January 2010 (accessed 17 January 2010)
- ^CNN,"Outside Port-au-Prince, 'towns are absolutely destroyed'",Khadijah Rentas,15 January 2010 (accessed 17 January 2010)
- ^(in French)La Presse (Montreal),"Deux Québécoises sont mortes à Grand-Goâve",Émilie Côté, 18 January 2010 (accessed 21 January 2010)
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