Léogâne commune
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Léogâne commune is a coastal municipality in western Haiti known as a historic center of Taíno culture and one of the areas hardest hit by the 2010 earthquake.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of Haiti ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Ouest department of Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agriculturalProducts |
bananas
ⓘ
cassava ⓘ mangoes ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ |
| casualtiesInEvent | high mortality in 2010 Haiti earthquake ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| coastlineOn | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Léogâne (city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Haiti ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Taíno archaeological sites in the Léogâne area
ⓘ
colonial-era churches and buildings ⓘ |
| damageInEvent | extensive building collapse in 2010 Haiti earthquake ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 29 km west of Port-au-Prince (by road) ⓘ |
| earthquakeEpicenterOf | 2010 Haiti earthquake (approximate epicentral region) ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
remittances ⓘ small-scale commerce ⓘ |
| ethnicHistory | Taíno population before European contact ⓘ |
| event | 2010 Haiti earthquake ⓘ |
| governedBy |
mayor of Léogâne
ⓘ
municipal council of Léogâne ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Léogâne (city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatusSince | Haitian independence era (19th century) ⓘ |
| historicalPreColumbianName | Yaguana region (Taíno) GENERATED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic center of Taíno culture
ⓘ
severe damage in the 2010 Haiti earthquake ⓘ |
| language | Haitian Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arrondissement of Léogâne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Léogâne Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Ouest department NERFINISHED ⓘ western Haiti ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Gonâve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Port-au-Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Momance River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rouyonne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Ouest administrative region of Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructionEffortsBy |
Haitian government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ international NGOs ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ Vodou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Eastern Time Zone (Haiti)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| transport |
Route Nationale No. 2 (RN2)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local road network connecting coastal and inland localities ⓘ |
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