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]