Roche-à-Bateaux
Roche-à-Bateau
Wòchabato | |
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Interactive map of Roche-à-Bateau | |
Roche-à-Bateau Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°10′54″N 74°00′10″W / 18.18167°N 74.00278°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Sud |
| Arrondissement | Côteaux |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.24 km2 (17.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 18,394 |
| • Density | 397.8/km2 (1,030/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code | HT 8430 |
Roche-à-Bateaux (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃ a bato]; Haitian Creole: Wòchabato) is a commune in the Côteaux Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. In 2015, the commune had 18,394 residents.
History
Roche-à-Bateaux was hit by a category 4 tropical storm in 2016, Hurricane Matthew[2] directly passed over the Sud department of Haiti over the course of 36 minutes. 50 people were killed as a result of the 9.8ft (3m) storm surge[3] which hit the coastal town, strong winds of 145mph also destroyed 62% of homes in the municipality.
Settlements
References
- ^ "POPULATION TOTALE, POPULATION DE 18 ANS ET PLUS - MÉNAGES ET DENSITÉS ESTIMÉS EN 2015" (PDF).
- ^ "Hurricane Matthew: Haiti south '90% destroyed'". BBC News. 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "Storm Surge Overview". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-21.