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Ouest (department)
Ouest (French) or Lwès (Haitian Creole; both meaning "West") is one of the ten departments of Haiti and located in Centre-Sud of the country linking the Great-North and the Tiburon Peninsula. It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince. It has an area of and a population of 4,029,705 (2015 Estimate). Due to the Ouest being the biggest and most populated department it better understood when split into 5 subregions, each sub-regions deserve to be their own department. * Ouest-Arcadins or Akaya, the District of Arcahaie, the biggest city being Arcahaie * Ouest-Plaine or Azuei, the District of Croix-des-Bouquets, the biggest city being Croix-des-Bouquets * Ouest-Meridonnal or Yaguana, the District of Léogane, the biggest city being Léoganes * Ouest-Insulaire or Gonave, the District of Gonave, the biggest city being Anse-à-Galets * Ouest-Capital, the District of Port-au-Prince, the biggest city being Port-au-Prince History Taino Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port-au-Prince Arrondissement
Port-au-Prince ( ht, Pòtoprens) is an Arrondissements of Haiti, arrondissement in the Ouest (department), Ouest Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti. It had 2,109,516 inhabitants at the 2003 Census which was estimated to have risen to 2,759,991 in 2015 in an area of 735.78 sq km (284.09 sq mi). Postal codes in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement start with the number 61. Communes The arondissement consists of the following communes: * Port-au-Prince * Carrefour, Haiti, Carrefour * Cité Soleil * Delmas, Ouest, Delmas * Gressier * Kenscoff * Pétion-Ville * Tabarre History 2010 7.0 earthquake On 12 January 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in the arrondissement, the largest in Haiti in two centuries. The city of Port-au-Prince suffered much damage, and estimates of upwards of 50,000 deaths, with many facilities destroyed. In Pétion-Ville, the earthquake collapsed a hospital in the city. In Carrefour, Haiti, Carrefour, half of the buildings were destroyed in the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léogâne Arrondissement
Léogâne ( ht, Leyogàn) is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 509,280 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Léogâne Arrondissement start with the number 62. The arondissement consists of the following communes: * Léogâne * Petit-Goâve * Grand-Goâve History 2010 7.0 earthquake On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the arrondissement. The city of Léogâne was estimated to be 80–90% destroyed. Petit Goâve was greatly affected by the quake. All public buildings in Grand-Goâve Grand Goâve ( ht, Grangwav) is a commune in the Léogâne Arrondissement in the Ouest department of southwestern Haiti. The Rivière de Grand Goâve passes to the east of the town. It is bridged by National Route No. 2 to the south and forded ... were destroyed. La Presse (Montreal)"Deux Québécoises sont mortes à Grand-Goâve" Émilie Côté, 18 January 2010 (accessed 21 January 2010) See also * Trouin References A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement
Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement (french: Arrondissement de Croix-des-Bouquets, ht, Awondisman Kwadèbouke) is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 474,806 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement start with the number 63. The arondissement consists of the following communes: * Croix-des-Bouquets * Thomazeau * Ganthier * Fonds-Verrettes * Cornillon * Canaan Canaan (; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – ; he, כְּנַעַן – , in pausa – ; grc-bib, Χανααν – ;The current scholarly edition of the Greek Old Testament spells the word without any accents, cf. Septuaginta : id est Vetus T ... References Arrondissements of Haiti Ouest (department) {{Arrondissements of Haiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcahaie Arrondissement
Arcahaie ( ht, Lakayè) is an arrondissement in the Ouest of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 198,551 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Arcahaie Arrondissement start with the number 64. The arondissement consists of the following communes: * Arcahaie * Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dinin ... References Arrondissements of Haiti Ouest (department) {{Arrondissements of Haiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabarre
Tabarre ( ht, Taba) is a commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti. It is part of the urbanized area of Port-au-Prince, just northeast of the main part of the city, and next to Delmas. The Haitian government Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale The Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale (AAN) is a government agency responsible for operating Haitian commercial airports. AAN ensures the creation, extension, management, operation and installation of airport facilities and civil aerodromes throu ... is based in Tabarre. References Populated places in Ouest (department) Communes of Haiti {{Haiti-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcahaie, Arcahaie, Ouest
Arcahaie is a communal section in the Arcahaie commune, in the Ouest department of Haiti. In 2015, the communal section had 24,600 inhabitants. See also *Arcahaie Arcahaie ( ht, Lakayè) is a commune in the Arcahaie Arrondissement, in the Ouest Ouest (French for west) may refer to: *Ouest (department), Haiti *Ouest Department (Ivory Coast), defunct administrative subdivision of Ivory Coast * Ouest Province ..., for a list of other settlements in the commune. References Populated places in Ouest (department) {{Haiti-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petit-Goâve
Petit-Goâve ( ht, Ti Gwav) is a coastal commune in the Léogâne Arrondissement in the Ouest department of Haiti. It is located southwest of Port-au-Prince. The town has a population of approximately 12,000 inhabitants. History The town is one of the oldest cities of the country, and was named ''Goâve'' by the Amerindians. The Spanish called it ''Aguava'' at the end of the 16th century. After French colonization through the releasing of the Spanish, the French divided the city into two halves; Grand-Goâve and Petit-Goâve. Petit-Goâve became a wealthy settlement and briefly functioned as a de facto capital of the prosperous colony of Saint-Domingue. It is also very famous for its sweet candy called ''douce macoss''. January 2010 earthquake The town was significantly affected by the 12 January 2010 earthquake. On 20 January a strong aftershock of magnitude 5.9 Mw struck Haiti. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that its epicenter was almost exactly under Petit-Goâve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Haiti
In the administrative divisions of Haiti, the department (french: département d'Haïti, ; ht, depatman Ayiti) is the first of four levels of government. Haiti is divided administratively into ten departments, which are further subdivided into 42 arrondissements, 145 communes, and 571 communal sections. In 2014, there was a proposal by the Chamber of Deputies to increase the number of departments from 10 to 14 —perhaps as high as 16. Administration Each departement has a departmental council (''conseil départemental'') compound of three members elected by the departmental assembly for a 4-year term. The departmental council is led by a president (''président''). The council is the executive organ of the department. Each department has a departmental assembly who assists the council in its work. The departmental assembly is the deliberative organ of the department. The members of the departmental assembly are also elected for 4 years. The departmental assembly is led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anse-à-Galets
Anse-à-Galets ( ht, Ansagalèt) is a commune and city in the La Gonâve Arrondissement, in the Ouest department on Gonâve Island in Haiti, located to the west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve The Gulf of Gonâve (french: Golfe de la Gonâve; ht, Gòf Lagonav) is a large gulf of the Caribbean Sea along the western coast of Haiti. Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince, is located on the coast of the gulf. Other cities on the gulf coast .... It is the largest commune on the island and has 62,559 inhabitants. The current mayor of the city of Anse-a-Galets is Ernso Louissaint. Transportation The commune is served by Anse-à-Galets Airport and a public wharf. The public wharf has daily ferry traffic to the Haitian mainland at the Carries Ferry terminal. References Populated places in Ouest (department) Communes of Haiti {{Haiti-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romaine-la-Prophétesse
Romaine-la-Prophétesse (, Romaine the Prophetess), born Romaine Rivière around 1750 in Santo Domingo, was a free black coffee plantation owner and leader of an uprising early in the Haitian Revolution. In 1791, in response to rising racial tensions in Saint-Domingue and to an armed group gathered at a nearby plantation, Romaine and followers burned that plantation and others throughout southern Haiti, freeing thousands of enslaved people. Romaine identified as a prophetess and dressed as a woman once the uprising began, and may have been transgender or genderfluid. Romaine briefly governed the two main cities in southern Haiti, Léogâne and Jacmel. In 1792, support for violent revolution waned among wealthier free blacks, while formerly-enslaved blacks deserted due to (or disregarded) the peace treaties Romaine had signed to gain control of Léogâne and Jacmel. White colonists, reinforced by France, pushed Romaine's forces back to their base at Trou Coffy and destroyed it, cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamour Desrances
Lamour Desrances (also spelled L'Amour Desrances, Lamour Derance, and Lamour Dérance) was a Haitian revolutionary leader. A former maroon, he was born in Africa and brought to Saint-Domingue as a slave. During the revolution, when local figures often gained power in control of small armed forces, Desrances became a local military leader in the mountains surrounding Port-au-Prince and Saint-Marc. At the time of the War of Knives, Desrances was loyal to André Rigaud in his battle with Toussaint Louverture, and was one of the few black officers in the predominantly mulatto northern Rigaud-loyal army. After Rigaud's defeat by Louverture, Desrances is referred to as a rebel in Louverture's autobiography. Céligny Ardouin argues that Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines saw Desrances as a growing rival due to his power in the region, and determined to defeat him. Louverture marched on Desrances' forces in November 1801, and they scattered into the local forest. Two months lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
