| Gressier Gresye | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  GressierLocation in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°33′0″N 72°31′0″W / 18.55000°N 72.51667°W / 18.55000; -72.51667 | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Ouest |
| Arrondissement | Port-au-Prince |
| Area | |
| • Total | 89.8 km (34.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 25,947 |
| • Density | 288.9/km (748/sq mi) |
Gressier (French pronunciation: [ɡʁesje]; Haitian Creole: Gresye) is a commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti. It has 25,947 inhabitants.
According to the CAGH – Committee for the Advancement of Gressier, Gressier has a population of about 75,000. It is located approximately 12.5miles west of Port-au-Prince. With a total land area of 41.11 square miles, it is bordered on the north by the Gulf of La Gonâve. On the east, Gressier is bordered by the town of Carrefour, on the south by the Momance River, and on the west by the town of Leôgane. It has three main rural sections: Morne à Bateau, Morne à Chandelle, and Petit Boucan.
2010 7.0 earthquake
Further information: 2010 Haiti earthquakeA UN assessment team estimated that 40 to 50 per cent of the buildings in Gressier were destroyed in the 12 January 2010 earthquake. The "court of the peace" building was destroyed in the tremblor.
ROKENGCOY, South Korea Engineering Company, is in Gressier since February 2010 to help with demolition and reconstruction, also with medical assistance.
References
- Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ABC News, 'Haiti Disaster Like "No Other"', AFP, Lisa Millar, 17 January 2010 (accessed 17 January 2010)
- (in French) Metropole Haiti, "Le système judiciaire paralysé trois semaines après le séisme" Archived 2016-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, LLM, 5 February 2010 (accessed 6 February 2010)
External links
- Reuters, "Gressier atlas of building damage assessment", 26 February 2010
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