Anse-à-Veau
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| Anse-à-Veau Ansavo |
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 Anse-à-Veau
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| Coordinates: 18°31′0″N 73°21′0″W / 18.51667°N 73.35000°WCoordinates: 18°31′0″N 73°21′0″W / 18.51667°N 73.35000°W | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Nippes |
| Arrondissement | Anse-à-Veau |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
| • Total | 55,138 |
Anse-à-Veau (Creole: Ansavo) is a municipality in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes Department of Haiti.
It has 55,138 inhabitants.
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]
- ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ^ Relief Web, "RFA Largs Bay delivers aid to isolated Haitian village", Government of the United Kingdom, 12 March 2010 (accessed 12 March 2010)
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