Gressier

Gressier Gresye
Commune
Gressier Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 18°33′0″N 72°31′0″W / 18.55000°N 72.51667°W / 18.55000; -72.51667Coordinates: 18°33′0″N 72°31′0″W / 18.55000°N 72.51667°W / 18.55000; -72.51667
Country	Haiti
Department	Ouest
Arrondissement	Port-au-Prince
Area
• Total	89.8 km2 (34.7 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (7 August 2003)[1]
• Total	25,947
• Density	288.9/km2 (748/sq mi)

Gressier (French pronunciation: ​[ɡʁesje]; Haitian Creole: Gresye) is a commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti. It has 25,947 inhabitants.

According to the CAGH – Committee for the Advancement of Gressier, Gressier has a population of about 75,000. It is located approximately 12.5miles west of Port-au-Prince. With a total land area of 41.11 square miles, it is bordered on the north by the Gulf of La Gonâve. On the east, Gressier is bordered by the town of Carrefour, on the south by the Momance River, and on the west by the town of Leôgane. It has three main rural sections: Morne à Bateau, Morne à Chandelle, and Petit Boucan.^[2]

2010 7.0 earthquake[]

A UN assessment team estimated that 40 to 50 per cent of the buildings in Gressier were destroyed in the 12 January 2010 earthquake.^[3] The "court of the peace" building was destroyed in the tremblor.^[4]

ROKENGCOY, South Korea Engineering Company, is in Gressier since February 2010 to help with demolition and reconstruction, also with medical assistance.

References[]

External links[]

• Reuters, "Gressier atlas of building damage assessment", 26 February 2010

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