Jacmel Arrondissement
Encyclopedia
Jacmel is an arrondissement
in the Sud-Est Department
of Haiti
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It has 246,262 inhabitants.
Postal codes in the Jacmel Arrondissement start with the number 91.
, a city with many French colonial heritage buildings, was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude tremblor
on 12 January 2010, collapsing much of that heritage architecture.
. It was severely damaged in the 12 January 2010 quake.
Arrondissements of Haiti
||The ten departments of Haiti are divided into 42 arrondissements. The arrondissements are listed below, by department:-Artibonite Department:*Dessalines*Gonaïves*Gros-Morne*Marmelade*Saint-Marc-Centre Department:*Cerca-la-Source*Hinche*Lascahobas...
in the Sud-Est Department
Sud-Est Department
Sud-Est is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 2,023 km² and a population of 518,200 . Its capital is Jacmel...
of Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
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It has 246,262 inhabitants.
Postal codes in the Jacmel Arrondissement start with the number 91.
Communes in the arrondissement
The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:- JacmelJacmelJacmel, also known by its indigenous Taíno name of Yaquimel, is a town in southern Haiti founded in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est and has an estimated population of 40,000, while the municipality of Jacmel had a population of 137,966 at the 2003 Census.The buildings are...
- Cayes-JacmelCayes-JacmelCayes-Jacmel is a municipality in the Jacmel Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est Department of Haiti.It has 21,374 inhabitants. Cayes-Jacmel is down the road from Cyvadier and home to a lovely public beach and has a remarkable farmers market...
- La ValléeLa Vallée, Sud-EstLa Vallée is a municipality in the Jacmel Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est Department of Haiti.It has 36,188 inhabitants....
- MarigotMarigot, Sud-EstMarigot is a municipality in the Jacmel Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est Department of Haiti.It has 50,734 inhabitants....
2010 7.0 earthquake
JacmelJacmel
Jacmel, also known by its indigenous Taíno name of Yaquimel, is a town in southern Haiti founded in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est and has an estimated population of 40,000, while the municipality of Jacmel had a population of 137,966 at the 2003 Census.The buildings are...
, a city with many French colonial heritage buildings, was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude tremblor
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
on 12 January 2010, collapsing much of that heritage architecture.
Facilities
The largest health centre/hospital in the region is Saint-Michel in JacmelJacmel
Jacmel, also known by its indigenous Taíno name of Yaquimel, is a town in southern Haiti founded in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est and has an estimated population of 40,000, while the municipality of Jacmel had a population of 137,966 at the 2003 Census.The buildings are...
. It was severely damaged in the 12 January 2010 quake.