Petit-Trou-de-Nippes

Petit-Trou-de-Nippes (; ) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti. It has 29,990 inhabitants (2015).

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Settlement.official_name: Petit-Trou-de-Nippes
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune
Settlement.image_skyline: US Navy 100123-N-4774B-108 Sailors assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) assess the feasibility of docking supply ships in a bay near the village of Petit Trou De Nippes, Haiti.jpg
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Haiti
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Haiti
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Haiti
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Arrondissement
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Petit-Trou-de-Nippes (; ) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti. It has 29,990 inhabitants (2015).

On 14 August 2021 it was near the epicenter of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that has killed at least 2,207 people and injured 12,268 more. The earthquake caused irreparable damage to the only health center in Petit Trou de Nippes. In October 2023, a U.S.-based nonprofit named Locally Haiti began building a new Community Hospital and Health Center in partnership with local leaders.