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Léogâne is the name of both a coastal city and a district in Ouest Department, Haiti. The city of Léogâne is around 18°30′39″N, 72°38′2″W. The arrondissement of Léogâne contains three communes: Petit-Goâve, Grand-Goâve, and the city of Léogâne. It is the closest town to the earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010.

The port town is about 29 kilometres (18 mi) West of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. Léogâne is the birthplace of the Taíno queen Anacaona (the town was originally called the Amerindian name Yaguana and the city's name is a corruption of that) and of Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité, the wife of the Haitian revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758).

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  • Haiti rural damage jan22

    Damage to Léogâne on 22 January

  • Haiti relief landing jan22

    A LCU from the 22nd MEU delivers humanitarian aid and supplies to the beach at Léogâne.

  • Darbonne Sugar Mill

    Sugar Mill in Darbonne Léogâne.

  • Léogâne Cycling Club (LCC)

    Léogâne Cycling Club (LCC)

  • Majò Jon Rara Léogâne

    Majò Jon Rara Léogâne

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Léogâne para niños

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