Petit-Trou-de-Nippes
Petit-Trou-de-Nippes (French pronunciation: [pəti tʁu də nip]; Haitian Creole: Ti Twou de Nip) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti. It has 36,143 inhabitants.
Petit-Trou-de-Nippes
Ti Twou de Nip | |
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  Petit-Trou-de-Nippes Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°32′0″N 73°31′0″W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Nippes |
| Arrondissement | Anse-à-Veau |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
| • Total | 36,143 |
On 14 August 2021 it was near the epicenter of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that has killed at least 2,207 people and injured 12,268 more.
In 1963, the commune was devastated by Hurricane Flora, destroying 85% of the village.
The town's name means "Little hole of Nippes".[2]
References
- Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- From Google translate from both Haitian creole and French to English.
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