Gressier (town)

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Gressier is a coastal town in Haiti’s Ouest department, known for its proximity to Port-au-Prince and the damage it suffered in the 2010 earthquake.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeDivisionOf Haiti NERFINISHED
belongsToGeopoliticalEntity Republic of Haiti NERFINISHED
climate tropical
coastalFeature Caribbean coastline
continent North America
country Haiti
countryCallingCode +509
countrySubdivision Ouest NERFINISHED
countrySubdivisionType department
dateOfMajorEarthquakeDamage 2010-01-12
distanceToPortAuPrince approximately 20–30 kilometers west
earthquakeEpicenterProximity near epicenter of 2010 Haiti earthquake
earthquakeMagnitudeExperienced approximately 7.0 Mw
governedAs commune within Ouest department
hasCoastline yes
hasDisasterRisk earthquake-prone area
hasReconstructionEfforts post-2010 earthquake rebuilding projects
hasUrbanRuralCharacter semi-urban
locatedIn Ouest (administrative division of Haiti) NERFINISHED
Ouest department NERFINISHED
locatedInIsland Hispaniola NERFINISHED
locatedInIslandCountry Haiti NERFINISHED
locatedOn Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Gonâve NERFINISHED
locatedOnTransportRoute Route Nationale 2 (Haiti) NERFINISHED
locatedWestOf Port-au-Prince NERFINISHED
near Port-au-Prince NERFINISHED
notableFor proximity to Port-au-Prince
severe damage in the 2010 Haiti earthquake
officialLanguage French
Haitian Creole NERFINISHED
partOf Port-au-Prince Arrondissement NERFINISHED
postalCountry HT
regionType coastal town
subregion Caribbean NERFINISHED
sufferedEvent 2010 Haiti earthquake NERFINISHED
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
UTC−05:00
usesCurrency Haitian gourde NERFINISHED

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Gressier capitalOfCommune Gressier (town)