Country Haiti Population 30,000 (7 Aug 2003) | Department Ouest Arrondissement Sud-Est | |
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Weather 20°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Les Palmes is a rural settlement in the Léogâne Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti. There are more than 30,000 people living in the area.
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History
The name of the town means "palms" in English.
During the 2010 Haiti earthquake, over 50 deaths were reported. The church, built about 1949, collapsed. Few homes were left in an inhabitable state.
Geography
The town is located in a mountainous area, atop of several mountain tops and within their enclosed valleys.
Education
The village has seven parochial schools run by Notre Dame parish, an elementary and a secondary school. They are privately funded community schools operating with the approval of the Ministry of Education. They are under the guidance of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.
There are about 6,300 children living in the community.