Anse-à-Veau (Haitian Creole: Ansavo) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti. The postal code is HT 7510.
Anse-à-Veau
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Coordinates: 18°31′0″N 73°21′0″W / 18.51667°N 73.35000°W | |
Country | Haiti |
Department | Nippes |
Arrondissement | Anse-à-Veau |
Area | |
• Total | 103.23 km2 (39.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (March, 2015)[1] | |
• Total | 34,613 |
• Density | 335/km2 (870/sq mi) |
In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Anse-a-Veau was swollen by refugees from the afflicted areas. Aid to the community after the quake have been airdropped. As of 12 March 2010, 6 weeks after the quake, RFA Largs Bay arrived off the coast and made a large aid drop.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Mars 2015 Population Totale, Population de 18 ans et Plus Menages et Densites Estimes en 2015" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Relief Web, "RFA Largs Bay delivers aid to isolated Haitian village", Government of the United Kingdom, 12 March 2010 (accessed 12 March 2010)