Ouest (department)
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Ouest Lwès |
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| Department | |
 Ouest in Haiti |
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| Coordinates: 18°34′23″N 72°14′24″W / 18.573°N 72.24°WCoordinates: 18°34′23″N 72°14′24″W / 18.573°N 72.24°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,982.56 km2 (1,923.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 4,028,705 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Ouest (English: West, Haitian Creole: Lwès) is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince. It has an area of 4,982.56 square kilometres (1,923.78 sq mi) and a population of 4,029,705 (2015 Estimate). It borders the Dominican Republic to the east.
It is the second largest department in Haiti after Artibonite. Gonâve Island is also part of the Ouest department. The department's stretch of coastline lies entirely in the Gulf of Gonâve.
(with 2009 Population Estimates in parentheses)
On 12 January 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in the department, the largest in Haiti in two centuries. In the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, many areas suffered damage. In the Léogâne Arrondissement, the city of Léogâne suffered 80-90% destruction. Other places in Léogâne were also affected.
Absolute poverty levels in the Ouest department are the lowest in the country.
Haiti's few public schools are located in Port-au-Prince.
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