Anse-à-Galets
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Commune | |
Anse-à-GaletsLocation in Haiti | |
Coordinates: 18°50′0″N 72°52′0″W / 18.83333°N 72.86667°W / 18.83333; -72.86667 | |
Country | Haiti |
Department | Ouest |
Arrondissement | La Gonâve |
Area | |
• Total | 372.01 km (143.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 62,559 |
• Density | 168/km (440/sq mi) |
Anse-à-Galets (Haitian Creole: Ansagalèt) is a commune and city in the La Gonâve Arrondissement, in the Ouest department on Gonâve Island in Haiti, located to the west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. It is the largest commune on the island and has 62,559 inhabitants.
The current mayor of the city of Anse-a-Galets is Ernso Louissaint.
Transportation
The commune is served by Anse-à-Galets Airport and a public wharf. The public wharf has daily ferry traffic to the Haitian mainland at the Carries Ferry terminal.
References
- "Mars 2015 Population Totale, Population de 18 ans et Plus Menages et Densites Estimes en 2015" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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