Leogane
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Léogâne Leyogàn Yaguana |
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| Ville de Léogâne | |
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| Nickname(s): La cité d'Anacaona (The city of Anacaona) | |
| Motto: Je suis Léogânais et je suis fier de l'être (I am Léogânais and I am proud of it) | |
 Léogâne
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| Coordinates: 18°30′39″N 72°38′2″W / 18.51083°N 72.63389°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Ouest |
| Commune | Léogâne |
| Communal sections of Léogâne |
Communal Sections 1st. Dessources 2nd. Petite-Rivière 3rd. Grande-Rivière 4th. Fond de Boudin 5th. Palmiste à Vin 6th. Orangers 7th. Aux-Parques 8th. Beauséjour 9th. Citronniers 10th. Fond d'Oie 11th. Gros Morne 12th. Cormiers 13th. Petit-Harpon |
| Arrondissement | Grand-Goâve Petit-Goâve |
| Demonym | Léogânais(e) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Government |
| • Mayor | Santos Alexis |
| Population | |
| • Total | 90,000 |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| Zip Code | HT 6210 |
| Area code(s) | +509 |
| Website | http://leyogan.com |
| Internet Top Level Domains (TLD) .ht .gouv.ht .edu.ht | |
Léogâne (Haitian Creole: Leyogàn) is a coastal commune in Ouest, Haiti. It is located in the eponymous arrondissement, the Léogâne Arrondissement. The port town is located about 29 km (18 mi) West of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Léogâne has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature, cuisine, and architecture. It also holds importance for archaeological and ancient sites such as Fort Campan, and one of the most ancient windmills in the western hemisphere is located in Baussan Léogâne. The town was at the epicenter of the 12 January 2010 earthquake, and was catastrophically affected, with 80-90% of buildings damaged. It also had been destroyed in an earthquake in 1770. At the time of the arrival of the Europeans in 1492, Yaguana -- modern-day Léogâne -- was the capital of Jaragua, one of the five chiefdoms on the island of Hispaniola. This province was the last independent holdout during the Spanish conquest of Hispaniola until their leader Queen Anacaona was captured and killed by the Spaniards in 1503. The French secured legal access to one-third of the island from the Spanish crown by the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 and established a city in Yaguana and renamed it Léogâne. In 1803, during the Haitian Revolution Jean-Jacques Dessalines ordered his men to burn the town to the ground to force out the last of the French colonists.
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