Also known as Ouest Department, Ouest, Haiti, West Department
Ouest or Lwès is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It is located in south-central Haiti, linking the Great-North and the Tiburon Peninsula.
Country
Haiti
Overview
Ouest (French) or Lwès (Haitian Creole; both meaning "West") is one of the ten departments of Haiti and located in Centre-Sud of the country linking the Great-North and the Tiburon Peninsula.
It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince.
It has an area of and a population of 4,029,705 (2015 Estimate). Due to the Ouest being the biggest and most populated department.
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