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Also known as Ouest Department, Ouest, Haiti, West Department, West Department, Haiti

department of Haiti

Key facts

Country
Haiti
Capital
Port-au-Prince
R gion
South-Central
Symbole
Boat, tower, queen bee
Type
Departmental Council
Department
4,982.56 km (1,923.78 sq mi)
Density
808.762/km (2,094.68/sq mi)
Urban
3,397,404
Rural
632,301
Time zone
UTC-05:00 ( EST )
Summer dst
UTC-04:00 ( EDT )
Iso 3166 code
HT-OU
Hdi 2022
0.582 , medium · 1st

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Wikidata facts

Area
4982.56
Elevation
55
Image
La mer, Grand Goave - panoramio.jpg
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Commons category
Ouest (department)
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Ouest (French, pronounced [wɛst] ) or Lwès (Haitian Creole; both meaning "West") is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It is located in south-central Haiti, linking the Great-North and the Tiburon Peninsula.

It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince.

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