| Roche-à-Bateau Sud Haiti Wòchabato | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  Roche-à-Bateau Sud HaitiLocation in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°11′0″N 74°0′0″W / 18.18333°N 74.00000°W / 18.18333; -74.00000 | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Sud |
| Arrondissement | Côteaux |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,727 |
Roche-à-Bateaux (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃ a bato]; Haitian Creole: Wòchabato) is a commune in the Côteaux Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. In 2009, the municipality had 16,727 residents.
Settlements
References
- "IHSI" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
History
Roche-à-Bateaux was hit by a category 4 tropical storm in 2016, Hurricane Matthew directly passed over the Sud department of Haiti over the course of 36 minutes. 50 people were killed as a result of the 9.8ft (3m) storm surge which hit the coastal town, strong winds of 145mph also destroyed 62% of homes in the municipality.
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- "Hurricane Matthew: Haiti south '90% destroyed'". BBC News. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- "Storm Surge Overview". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-21.