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.

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Léogâne commune canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of Haiti ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf Ouest department of Haiti ⓘ
agriculturalProducts bananas ⓘ
cassava ⓘ
mangoes ⓘ
sugarcane ⓘ
casualtiesInEvent high mortality in 2010 Haiti earthquake ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
coastlineOn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
contains Léogâne (city) ⓘ
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) ⓘ
hasMunicipalStatusSince Haitian independence era (19th century) ⓘ
historicalPreColumbianName Yaguana region (Taíno) ⓘ
knownFor historic center of Taíno culture ⓘ
severe damage in the 2010 Haiti earthquake ⓘ
language Haitian Creole ⓘ
locatedIn Arrondissement of Léogâne ⓘ
Léogâne Plain ⓘ
Ouest department ⓘ
linked to: Ouest Department

western Haiti ⓘ
locatedOn Gulf of Gonâve ⓘ
locatedWestOf Port-au-Prince ⓘ
near Momance River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rouyonne River ⓘ
officialLanguage French ⓘ
partOf Ouest administrative region of Haiti ⓘ
reconstructionEffortsBy Haitian government ⓘ
linked to: Government of Haiti

United Nations agencies ⓘ
international NGOs ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
Vodou ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Vodou
timeZone Eastern Time Zone (Haiti) ⓘ
UTC−05:00 ⓘ
transport Route Nationale No. 2 (RN2) ⓘ
local road network connecting coastal and inland localities ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Route Nationale No. 2 → serves → Léogâne commune ⓘ