Country Haiti Capital Port-au-Prince | Area 4,983 km² | |
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Destinations Port-au-Prince, Pétion-Ville, Petit-Goâve, Carrefour Clubs and Teams Don Bosco FC, Cavaly AS, RC Haïtien, Valencia FC, Aigle Noir AC, Victory SC, PNH FC Colleges and Universities University of Haiti, Quisqueya University, Université Notre Dame d'H, Université Adventiste d'Haïti, Université Caraïbe Points of interest Musée du Panthéon National, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Ass, Etang Saumâtre, National Museum of Haiti, Place St Pierre | ||
Ouest (English: West, Haitian Creole: Lwès) is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince. It has an area of 4,982.56 square kilometres (1,923.78 sq mi) and a population of 4,029,705 (2015 Estimate). It borders the Dominican Republic to the east.
Contents
- Map of Ouest Department Haiti
- Arrondissements and communes
- 2010 70 earthquake
- Economy
- Education
- References
Map of Ouest Department, Haiti
It is the second largest department in Haiti after Artibonite. Gonâve Island is also part of the Ouest department. The department's stretch of coastline lies entirely in the Gulf of Gonâve.
Arrondissements and communes
(with 2009 Population Estimates in parentheses)
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 Arrondissement, many areas suffered damage. In the Léogâne Arrondissement, the city of Léogâne suffered 80-90% destruction. Other places in Léogâne were also affected.
Economy
Absolute poverty levels in the Ouest department are the lowest in the country.
Education
Haiti's few public schools are located in Port-au-Prince.