Arrondissement in Ouest, Haiti
Léogâne (Haitian Creole : Leyogàn ) is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti . 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
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.[ 2] Petit Goâve was greatly affected by the quake.[ 3] All public buildings in Grand-Goâve were destroyed.[ 4]
See also
References
^ a b c "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 from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2017 .
^ 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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