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Ouest ( French) or Lwès (
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; both meaning "West") is one of the ten
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 ...
and located in Centre-Sud of the country linking the Great-North and the
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. It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of
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. 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 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 ...
, the biggest city being
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 ...
* Ouest-Plaine or Azuei, the District of Croix-des-Bouquets, the biggest city being
Croix-des-Bouquets Croix-des-Bouquets (, ; ht, Kwadèbouke or ) is a commune in the Ouest department of Haiti. It is located to the northeast of Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince. Originally located on the shore, it was relocated inland after the 1770 Po ...
* 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 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: ...
* Ouest-Capital, the District of Port-au-Prince, the biggest city being
Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( , ; ht, Pòtoprens ) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,311 in 2015 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is define ...


History


Taino Period

The department was part of the Xaragua kasika under the leadership of Anacaona. There are many native settlements in the department notably around Akaya, Azuei Lake, Yaguana, the island of Guanabo and Goava. It is understood that the Azuei Plaine region was used as a hunting ground for the natives. The island of Gonave is the last point of refuge for the Taino natives.


Spanish Period

One of the only Spanish settlements in the area was a destroyed Spanish town called Santa-Maria-de-la-Paz-Verdadera, the actual city of
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 governme ...
.


French Period

The earliest French settlement in the area was a hospital named Morne L'Hopital. In the second half of the 18th century, the French wanted to build a new colonial capital outside the troubled North. One of the suggestions was Petit-Goâve but later they chose the region of l'Hopital building which would become the City of
Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( , ; ht, Pòtoprens ) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,311 in 2015 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is define ...
.


English Period

In 1793 the city fell to the British troops where they built the Fort-National until Toussaint gained it back for the French government.


Haitian Period


Haitian Revolution

Many
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troops controlled the mountain around Port-au-Prince mainly Romaine-la-Prophetesse and Lamour Dérance and Cangé. Around 1772,
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acquired a plantation named Trou Coffy in the department (likely in what is now Fondwa), becoming a prominent coffee grower and trader. In 1791 and 1792, during the early
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, Romaine led some thirteen thousand slaves and rebels in freeing slaves from and burning the provinces plantations and briefly controlling two major cities,
Léogâne Léogâne ( ht, Leyogàn) is one of the coastal communes in Haiti. It is located in the eponymous Léogâne Arrondissement, which is part of the Ouest Department. The port town is located about west of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. L ...
and
Jacmel Jacmel (; ht, Jakmèl) is a commune in southern Haiti founded by the Spanish in 1504 and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across the Tiburon Peninsu ...
. First Ogé and Chavannes organized more than 300 blacks the Suisses to rebel against their so-called master. Caradeux the rough slave master in the region orderer their execution in Omòl. Then in 1791, Pétion, Pinchinnat, Beauvais, and more rebelled against the French authority and reclaimed their civil rights. After the Battles of Pernier,
Croix-des-Bouquets Croix-des-Bouquets (, ; ht, Kwadèbouke or ) is a commune in the Ouest department of Haiti. It is located to the northeast of Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince. Originally located on the shore, it was relocated inland after the 1770 Po ...
, and
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they gained a Concordat, although the slaves did not gain anything. In Arcahaie, on May 18, 1803, the generals of the North and West and Maroons met for a Congress and chose
Jean-Jacques Dessalines Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Haitian Creole: ''Jan-Jak Desalin''; ; 20 September 1758 – 17 October 1806) was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent First Empire of Haiti, Haiti under the Constitution of Haiti, 1 ...
as commander of the
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s and chose the Haiti Flag designed by
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.


Independence

According to
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's recount of the Haitian Revolution, the fight for
Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( , ; ht, Pòtoprens ) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,311 in 2015 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is define ...
is one of the most important fights. After Gabart gained control of St-Marc, the entire Artibonite region was under the control of
Dessalines Dessalines ( ht, Desalin) wrongly referred to as ''Marchand-Dessalines'' ( ht, Machan Desalin), is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ru ...
and the
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. In the south, only the major port town of
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was still under French control. In the north, Cap-Haitian and Mole-St-Nicolas are still under French control. Rochambeau anticipated that the next step for
Dessalines Dessalines ( ht, Desalin) wrongly referred to as ''Marchand-Dessalines'' ( ht, Machan Desalin), is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ru ...
would be the conquer of Port-au-Prince, so he moved the capital of the colony back to Cap-Francois which would be harder for the British Navy to put under blockade versus Port-au-Prince located in the Gulf of Gonave. Leaving Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite on September 15, the general stopped in St-Marc by Gabart and was in
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 ...
by Pétion on September 17. The same night for
Croix-des-Bouquets Croix-des-Bouquets (, ; ht, Kwadèbouke or ) is a commune in the Ouest department of Haiti. It is located to the northeast of Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince. Originally located on the shore, it was relocated inland after the 1770 Po ...
where he camped by Frère. Pétion continued to march toward P-au-P and was by habitation Drouillard the next day. The French general of Croix-des-Bouquets Lux left the arrondissement to go help the French troops in P-au-P, he passed by Damien, Sarthe and the convoy was attacked by the Indigènes. By September 23, Cangé left Léogane, marched toward Port-au-Prince, and attacked the Fort-Bizoton in
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, Gabart was at the St-Joseph gate and Dessalines camped in Turgeau a neighborhood located east of the city. The city of Port-au-Prince is officially sieged by the Armée Indigénes. The very next day Pétion was located in the habitation Philippeaux and started bombarding the French troops. By October 5, an aide-de-camp of Lavalette brought a letter to Dessalines with the terms of their capitulation. Dessalines accepted with an exchange of prisoners and adjuvant-general Bonnet came back to the Haitians and gave the French 4 days to leave the city. Thus on September 9 Port-au-Prince was freed from the French troops and Dessalines enter the city proudly with Pétion on his right and Gabart on his left. Pétion, Germain Frère and Yayou are signatories of the
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. Ouest was part of the Second Military Division of the West with Pétion as commander. Pétion build the twin fort
Jacques and Alexandre
on the order of Dessalines. On October 17, 1806, coming from
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ville, Emperor Jacques 1st was ambushed and assassinated plunging the country into a civil war. His body was buried in St-Anne Cemetery. On January 2, 1904, he received state funerals and later on his body was moved to the Autel de la Patrie in Champs-de-Mars along with Pétion's body. On January 1, 1807, only three years after the
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, the northern troops fought the western troops in the Sibert Battle, where Pétion almost died.
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was the de facto border between the two states. Under
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, fearing the return of the French boat, he ordered the construction of a city in the heights like Toussaint with Ennery, Dessalines with
Dessalines Dessalines ( ht, Desalin) wrongly referred to as ''Marchand-Dessalines'' ( ht, Machan Desalin), is a commune in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is named after Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ru ...
and Christophe with Milot and naming it after his mentor Pétionville. Being the political center of the country, most of Haiti's political instability and economical fight happen in the Port-au-Prince area since 1749 until today.


Geography

The department is bordered to the north by Artibonite and
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and the Mattheux mountain chain, the west by the Gulf of Gonave, the south by the Sud-Est department and the La Selle Mountain Chain, and the
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to the east through the province of Independencia. It is the second largest department in Haiti after Artibonite.
Gonâve Island Gonâve Island or Zile Lagonav (french: Île de la Gonâve, ; also ''La Gonâve'') is an island of Haiti located west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. It is the largest of the Hispaniolan satellite islands. The island is an a ...
is also part of the Ouest department. The department's stretch of coastline lies entirely in the
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. A part majority of the department lies in the Plaine-de-Cul-de-Sac which continues to the Dominican Rep. as the Hayo de Enriquillo. Two other plains that lie in the region are the Plain of Arcahaie-Cabaret and the Plain of Léoganes.


Gulf and Coast

The Golfe is more than 500 km in length from Mole-Saint-Nicolas to Abricots and it consists of more than a dozen bays and harbors. The Bay of Port-au-Prince is the largest in the country and one of the biggest in the Caribbean harboring many islands, cays, and reefs. The island of Gonave is the largest satellite island on Hispaniola being the size of
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.


Environment

The largest lake in the country is a salty lake in a depression in the plain of the same name, Azuei Lake. A smaller lake lies next to it Caiman Lake. Both lakes form a national park harboring
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s and
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s. The hills of Port-au-Prince consist of a mountain from the
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- Cordillera Meridional, where one can find multiple forests such as Foret-des-Pins and Parc-la-Visite. The most important rivers in the department are Blanche River, Froide River, Monance River, and Bois-de-Chène Ravine.


Geology

The earthquake activities in the area are a result of the Enriquillo-Plantain-Garden fault going from
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to the Dominican Rep passing through the Xaragua Peninsula and the Gonave Microplate. Two well-documented earthquakes happen in the area. * 1751 Earthquake * 2010 Earthquake or ''Goudougoudou''. The epicenter was in Léoganes affecting
Jacmel Jacmel (; ht, Jakmèl) is a commune in southern Haiti founded by the Spanish in 1504 and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across the Tiburon Peninsu ...
, Léoganes, and Port-au-Prince and causing millions in damages and counting hundreds-thousand of casualties. On 12 January 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in the department, the largest in Haiti in two centuries. In the
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, ...
, many areas suffered damage. In the
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 followi ...
, the city of
Léogâne Léogâne ( ht, Leyogàn) is one of the coastal communes in Haiti. It is located in the eponymous Léogâne Arrondissement, which is part of the Ouest Department. The port town is located about west of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. L ...
suffered 80-90% destruction. Other places in Léogâne were also affected.


Economy

This is the richest department in Haiti with economic poles in different sectors.


Tourism

In the Haitian metropolis, the tourism sector touch on different branches such as leisure tourism in the Cotes-des-Arcadins,
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with Park Azuei-Caiman and Park La Selle, historical tourism with the countless historical monuments especially the
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, and cultural tourism.


Agriculture

For so long agriculture was a part of the economy of the department with the Arcahaie plain being a center for
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, the Cul-de-Sac and Léogane being known for large
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plantations mostly for the production of
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, and the hills of
Kenscoff Kenscoff ( ht, Kenskòf) is a commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti, located in the foothills of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range, some 10 kilometres to the southeast of the capital city of Port- ...
cultivating different vegetables. Unfortunately, over-construction and the ever-expansion of the city, those areas see their fertile land now covered with asphalt and concrete.


Transport

Much of Haiti's road network extends out of the Ouest *The RN1 connects the West to the North by the coast *The RN2 connects the West to the South *The RN3 connects the West to the North through the mountains *The RN4 connects the West to the South-East *The RN8 connects the West to the Jimani, in the Dominican Rep. The bay harbors many ports of sizable capacity owned or operated by the state or private parties. Haiti's biggest airport is the Toussaint Louverture Airport located in Delmas.


Administrative divisions

The Department of Ouest is subdivided into five
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s, which are further subdivided into twenty
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. (with 2009 Population Estimates in parentheses) *
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: * ...
(180,564) **
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 ...
(118,501) **
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(62,063) *
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 ...
(431,789) ** Cornillon (54,254) **
Croix-des-Bouquets Croix-des-Bouquets (, ; ht, Kwadèbouke or ) is a commune in the Ouest department of Haiti. It is located to the northeast of Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince. Originally located on the shore, it was relocated inland after the 1770 Po ...
(227,012) **
Fonds-Verettes Fonds-Verrettes ( ht, Fonvèrèt) is a commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti. It has 40,224 inhabitants and lies adjacent to the Dominican Republic–Haiti border The Dominican Republic–Haiti bord ...
(45,491) **
Ganthier Ganthier ( ht, Gantye) is a commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets 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 ...
(56,869) **
Thomazeau Thomazeau ( ht, Tomazo) is a commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, Ouest department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the ...
(48,163) * La Gonâve Arrondissement (79,188) **
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: ...
(56,890) ** Pointe-à-Raquette (22,298) *
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 followi ...
(463,140) **
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 ...
(124,135) **
Léogâne Léogâne ( ht, Leyogàn) is one of the coastal communes in Haiti. It is located in the eponymous Léogâne Arrondissement, which is part of the Ouest Department. The port town is located about west of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. L ...
(181,709) **
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 ...
(157,296) *
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, ...
(2,509,939) **
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(465,019) **
Cité Soleil Cité Soleil ( ht, Site Solèy; English: ) is an extremely impoverished and densely populated commune located in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area in Haiti. Cité Soleil originally developed as a shanty town and grew to an estimated 200,000 ...
(241,055) ** Delmas (359,451) **
Gressier Gressier (; ht, Gresye) is a List of communes of Haiti, commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest (department), Ouest Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti. It has 25,947 inhabitants. According to the CAGH – Committee for ...
(33,152) **
Kenscoff Kenscoff ( ht, Kenskòf) is a commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti, located in the foothills of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range, some 10 kilometres to the southeast of the capital city of Port- ...
(52,232) **
Pétion-Ville Pétion-Ville ( ht, Petyonvil) is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate from the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. Founded in 1831 by president Jean-Pierre Boyer, it was named ...
(342,694) **
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 governme ...
(118,477) **
Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( , ; ht, Pòtoprens ) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,311 in 2015 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is define ...
(897,859) * × The communes of Cité Soleil and Tabarre are newly constituted, and did not exist at the time of the 2003 census


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