Léogâne ( ht, Leyogàn) is an
arrondissement
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...
in the
Ouest Department of
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
. 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:
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Léogâne
Léogâne ( ht, Leyogàn) is one of the List of communes of Haiti, coastal communes in Haiti. It is located in the eponymous Léogâne Arrondissement, which is part of the Ouest (department), Ouest Department. The port town is located about we ...
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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 ...
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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 forde ...
History
2010 7.0 earthquake
On 12 January 2010, a
7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the arrondissement. The city of
Léogâne
Léogâne ( ht, Leyogàn) is one of the List of communes of Haiti, coastal communes in Haiti. It is located in the eponymous Léogâne Arrondissement, which is part of the Ouest (department), Ouest Department. The port town is located about we ...
was estimated to be 80–90% destroyed.
Petit Goâve
Petite or petite may refer to:
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* ''Petit'' (EP), a 1995 EP by Japanese singer-songwriter Ua
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*Petit four
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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 forde ...
were destroyed.
[ La Presse (Montreal)]
"Deux Québécoises sont mortes à Grand-Goâve"
Émilie Côté, 18 January 2010 (accessed 21 January 2010)
See also
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Trouin
References
Arrondissements of Haiti
Ouest (department)
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