Anse-à-Galets

Anse-à-Galets
Ansagalèt
Commune
Anse-à-Galets

Location in Haiti

Coordinates: 18°50′0″N 72°52′0″W / 18.83333°N 72.86667°W / 18.83333; -72.86667Coordinates: 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 377.0 km2 (145.6 sq mi)
Elevation 16 m (52 ft)
Population (7 August 2003)[1]
  Total 52,662
  Density 139.7/km2 (362/sq mi)

Anse-à-Galets (Haitian Creole: Ansagalèt) is a commune in the La Gonâve Arrondissement, in the Ouest department on an island of 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 52,662 inhabitants.

Transportation

The commune is served by Anse-à-Galets Airport.

References

  1. Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)


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