Saint-Louis-du-Sud explained

Official Name:Saint-Louis-du-Sud
Native Name:Sen Lwi disid
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Haiti
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haiti
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Haiti
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Sud
Subdivision Type2:Arrondissement
Subdivision Name2:Aquin
Population As Of:2009
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:59,042
Coordinates:18.2667°N -73.55°W
Elevation M:9

Saint Louis du Sud (pronounced as /fr/; Haitian; Haitian Creole: Sen Lwi disid) is a coastal commune in the Aquin Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. Home to Fort des Oliviers, Fort Anglais and Bonnet Carré, the town is also the location of the 1748 Battle of Saint-Louis-du-Sud. Saint Louis du Sud is home to over 59,042 inhabitants.

Settlements

On August 14, 2021 an M7.2 earthquake struck 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of the commune. It is the largest earthquake in Haiti since the M7.0 in 2010 that killed 316,000 people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IHSI. Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique. 2014-08-25.