Ouest Department
Encyclopedia
Ouest is one of the ten departments
(French: départements) of Haiti
. It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince
. It has an area of 4827 square kilometres (1,863.7 sq mi) and a population of 3,093,698 (2003 Census). It borders the Dominican Republic
to the east.
It is the second largest department in Haiti after the Artibonite Department
. Gonâve Island
is also part of the Ouest Department. The department's stretch of coastline lies entirely in the Gulf of Gonâve
.
, many areas suffered damage. In the Léogâne Arrondissement
, the city of Léogane
suffered 80-90% destruction. Other places in Léogâne were also affected.
Departments of Haiti
The Communes of Haiti are the third-level divisions of Haiti. The 10 departments have 42 arrondissements which are divided into 140 communes.-Artibonite Department:*Dessalines Arrondissement**Desdunes**Dessalines**Grande Saline...
(French: départements) 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...
. It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
. It has an area of 4827 square kilometres (1,863.7 sq mi) and a population of 3,093,698 (2003 Census). It borders the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
to the east.
It is the second largest department in Haiti after the Artibonite Department
Artibonite Department
Artibonite is one of the ten departments of Haiti. With an area of 4,984 km² it is Haiti's largest department. Artibonite has a population of 1,168,800 . The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves and Saint-Marc...
. Gonâve Island
Gonâve Island
Gonâve Island is an island of Haiti located to the west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. It is the largest of the Hispaniolan satellite islands, situated off the mainland...
is also part of the Ouest Department. The department's stretch of coastline lies entirely in the Gulf of Gonâve
Gulf of Gonâve
The Gulf of Gonâve is a large gulf along the western coast of Haiti. Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince, is located on the coast of the gulf. Other cities on the gulf coast include Gonaïves, Saint-Marc, Miragoâne, and Jérémie. Several islands are located in the gulf, the largest being Gonâve...
.
Arrondissements & Communes
(with 2003 Census populations in parenthesis)- Arcahaie ArrondissementArcahaie ArrondissementArcahaie is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 166,890 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Arcahaie Arrondissement start with the number 64.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Arcahaie...
(166,089)- ArcahaieArcahaieArcahaie is a municipality in the Arcahaie Arrondissement, in the Ouest Department of Haiti. It has 102,639 inhabitants....
(102,639) - Cabaret (63,450)
- Arcahaie
- Croix-des-Bouquets ArrondissementCroix-des-Bouquets ArrondissementCroix-des-Bouquets is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 441,563 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement start with the number 63....
(441,563)- Cornillon (48,934)
- Croix-des-BouquetsCroix-des-BouquetsCroix-des-Bouquets is a city 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 Port-au-Prince earthquake. Due to this fact, it was not as badly affected in the 2010...
(229,127) - Fonds-Verettes (40,224)
- GanthierGanthierGanthier is a municipality in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 71,261 inhabitants....
(71,261) - ThomazeauThomazeauThomazeau is a municipality in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 52,017 inhabitants....
(52,017)
- La Gonâve Arrondissement (75,548)
- Anse-à-GaletsAnse-à-GaletsAnse-à-Galets is a municipality in the La Gonâve Arrondissement, in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 52,662 inhabitants....
(52,662) - Pointe-à-RaquettePointe-à-RaquettePointe-à-Raquette is a municipality in the La Gonâve Arrondissement, in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 22,886 inhabitants....
(22,886)
- Anse-à-Galets
- Léogâne ArrondissementLéogâne ArrondissementLéogâne is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 300,982 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Léogâne Arrondissement start with the number 62.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Léogâne...
(300,982)- Grand-Goâve (49,288)
- LéogâneLéoganeLéogâne is a seaside town in Ouest Department, Haïti. It is located in the eponymous arrondissement, the Léogâne Arrondissement. The port town is located about West of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The town was at the epicenter of the 12 January 2010 earthquake, and was catastrophically...
(134,190) - Petit-Goâve (134,190)
- Port-au-Prince ArrondissementPort-au-Prince ArrondissementPort-au-Prince is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 2,109,516 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement start with the number 61.-Communes:...
(2,109,516)- CarrefourCarrefour, HaitiCarrefour is a largely residential and a commune in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The commune had a population of 373,916 at the 2003 Census, and was officially estimated to have grown to 465,019 inhabitants in 2009. It is mostly a bedroom community for those who work in central...
(373,916) - Cité SoleilCité SoleilCité Soleil 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 to 400,000 residents, the majority of whom live in extreme poverty...
× - DelmasDelmas, OuestDelmas is a commune in Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest Department of Haiti. Delmas itself is an urban continuation of the capital city. Delmas is also the location of much of the area's commercial and industrial enterprise....
(679,650) - GressierGressierGressier is a municipality in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 25,947 inhabitants.-2010 7.0 earthquake:...
(25,947) - KenscoffKenscoffKenscoff is a town in the Ouest Department of Haiti, located in mountainous country some 10 kilometres to the southeast of the capital Port-au-Prince. The altitude is approximately 1500 meters. Because of its altitude, the temperature is on average cooler than the capital and during winter months...
(42,175) - PétionvillePétionvillePétion-Ville is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate of the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. It was named after Alexandre Sabès Pétion , the Haitian general and president later recognized as one of the country's four founding...
(283,052) - TabarreTabarreTabarre is a municipality in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest Department of Haiti....
× - Port-au-PrincePort-au-PrincePort-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
(704,776)
- Carrefour
- × — The communes of Cité Soleil and Tabarre are newly constituted, and did not exist at the time of the 2003 Census
2010 7.0 Earthquake
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 ArrondissementPort-au-Prince Arrondissement
Port-au-Prince is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 2,109,516 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement start with the number 61.-Communes:...
, many areas suffered damage. In the Léogâne Arrondissement
Léogâne Arrondissement
Léogâne is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti.It has 300,982 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Léogâne Arrondissement start with the number 62.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:* Léogâne...
, the city of Léogane
Léogane
Léogâne is a seaside town in Ouest Department, Haïti. It is located in the eponymous arrondissement, the Léogâne Arrondissement. The port town is located about West of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The town was at the epicenter of the 12 January 2010 earthquake, and was catastrophically...
suffered 80-90% destruction. Other places in Léogâne were also affected.