Arcahaie Explained

Official Name:Arcahaie
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Haiti
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haiti
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Haiti
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Ouest
Subdivision Type2:Arrondissement
Subdivision Name2:Arcahaie
Area Total Km2:408.73
Population As Of:March, 2015
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:130,306
Population Density Km2:319
Coordinates:18.7667°N -72.5167°W
Elevation M:16
Elevation Footnotes:[2]

Arcahaie (ht|akayè) is a commune in the Arcahaie Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti. In 2015, the commune had 130,306 inhabitants.

During the Gang war in Haiti on 10 October 2024, the town was attacked by the Taliban gang, causing an unspecified number of casualties.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mars 2015 Population Totale, Population de 18 ans et Plus Menages et Densites Estimes en 2015 . Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI) . 3 June 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151106110552/http://www.ihsi.ht/pdf/projection/Estimat_PopTotal_18ans_Menag2015.pdf . 6 November 2015 .
  2. http://elevationmap.net/arcahaie-ht#menu2 - Elevation Map - Arcahaie, Haiti
  3. Web site: Another town in Haiti comes under attack a week after gangs killed at least 115 people . 2024-10-10 . Associated Press . en.