Morne a Chandelle, Haiti
Encyclopedia
Morne a Chandelle is a village in the Sud-Est Department
of Haiti
, on the southern side of the Gulf of Gonâve
. It is located 7.7 miles (12.4 km) east of Léogâne
.
and consequently experienced much damage.
The only building that remained standing after the 2010 earthquake was the kindergarten. At least 54 people were killed, including 50 children.
.
Sud-Est Department
Sud-Est is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 2,023 km² and a population of 518,200 . Its capital is Jacmel...
of Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, on the southern side of the Gulf of Gonâve
Gulf of Gonâve
The Gulf of Gonâve is a large gulf along the western coast of Haiti. Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince, is located on the coast of the gulf. Other cities on the gulf coast include Gonaïves, Saint-Marc, Miragoâne, and Jérémie. Several islands are located in the gulf, the largest being Gonâve...
. It is located 7.7 miles (12.4 km) east of Léogâne
Léogane
Léogâne is a seaside town in Ouest Department, Haïti. It is located in the eponymous arrondissement, the Léogâne Arrondissement. The port town is located about West of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The town was at the epicenter of the 12 January 2010 earthquake, and was catastrophically...
.
History
The village was nearly over the epicenter of the 2010 Haiti earthquake2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
and consequently experienced much damage.
The only building that remained standing after the 2010 earthquake was the kindergarten. At least 54 people were killed, including 50 children.
Education
The village has parochial elementary schools, including St. Michael the Archangel. There are about 1,300 children in school. These are privately-funded community schools operating with the approval of the Ministry of Education. They are under the guidance of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-PrinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Jacmel, Jérémie, Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne and Les Cayes....
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External links
- http://www.indexmundi.com/z/?lat=19&lon=-72.2833333&t=m&r=180&p=morne_canot&cc=ha&c=haiti