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Map of Haiti showing Ouest department.

Ouest (English: West) is one of the ten departments (French: départements) of Haiti. Its main town is the national capital, Port-au-Prince. It has an area of 4,827 km² and a population of 2,943,200 (2002). It borders the Dominican Republic to the east.

The department is divided into five arrondissements:

  1. l'Arcahaie
  2. Croix-des-Bouquets
  3. La Gonâve
  4. Léogane
  5. Port-au-Prince

Departments of Haiti

Artibonite | Centre | Grand'Anse | Nippes | Nord | Nord-Est | Nord-Ouest | Ouest | Sud | Sud-Est

 


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