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

Further information: 2010 Haiti 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ ABC News, 'Haiti Disaster Like "No Other"', AFP, Lisa Millar, 17 January 2010 (accessed 17 January 2010)
  3. ^ CNN, "Outside Port-au-Prince, 'towns are absolutely destroyed'", Khadijah Rentas, 15 January 2010 (accessed 17 January 2010)
  4. ^ (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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