Léogâne Arrondissement | |
Native Name: | Leyogàn Awondisman |
Native Name Lang: | ht |
Settlement Type: | Arrondissement |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Ouest |
Area Total Km2: | 1015.90 |
Area Urban Km2: | 18.83 |
Area Rural Km2: | 997.07 |
Population Total: | 509280 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 324475 |
Population Rural: | 184805 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | HT62 - |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1: | Eastern |
Blank Name Sec1: | Communes |
Blank Info Sec1: | 3 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Communal Sections |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 32 |
Blank Name Sec2: | IHSI Code |
Blank Info Sec2: | 012 |
Léogâne (ht|Leyogàn) is an arrondissement in the Ouest Department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 509,280 inhabitants.[1] Postal codes in the Léogâne Arrondissement start with the number 62.
The arondissement consists of the following communes:
On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the arrondissement. The city of Léogâne was estimated to be 80–90% destroyed.[2] Petit Goâve was greatly affected by the quake.[3] All public buildings in Grand-Goâve were destroyed.[4]