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Léogâne (Haitian Creole: Leyogàn) 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.
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Map of L%C3%A9og%C3%A2ne Arrondissement, Haiti
The arondissement consists of the following communes:
2010 7.0 earthquake
On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the arrondissement. The city of Léogane was estimated to be 80–90% destroyed. Petit Goâve was greatly affected by the quake. All public buildings in Grand-Goâve were destroyed.
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Léogâne Arrondissement Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA