Anse-à-Veau

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Anse-à-Veau
Ansavo
Anse-à-Veau is located in Haiti
Anse-à-Veau
Anse-à-Veau
Location in Haiti
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Country Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti
Department Nippes
Arrondissement Anse-à-Veau
Elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (7 August 2003)[1]
 • Total 55,138

Anse-à-Veau(Haitian Creole: Ansavo) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes Department of Haiti. The postal code is HT 7510.

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

  1. Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
  2. 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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