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Léogâne, Léogâne Arrondissement, Ouest Department, Haitii
Regional Level Types
LéogâneCommune
Léogâne ArrondissementArrondissement
Ouest DepartmentDepartment
HaitiCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Léogâne134,190 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
404820
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:404820:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Léogâne, Arrondissement de Léogâne, Ouest, Haïti
German:
Léogâne, Ouest, Haiti
Italian:
Léogâne, Arrondissement di Léogâne, dipartimento dell'Ovest, Haiti
Russian:
Леоган, Западный департамент, Гаити
Simplified Chinese:
萊奧甘, 萊奧甘區, 西部省, 海地
Spanish:
Léogâne, Distrito de Léogâne, Oeste, Haití
Arabic:
يوغان, دائرة يوغان, الإدارة الغربية, هايتي
Cebuano:
Léogâne , Arrondissement de Léogâne, Département de l'Ouest, Haiti
Danish:
Léogâne, Ouest, Haiti
Dutch:
Léogâne , Léogâne , Ouest, Haïti
Esperanto:
Léogâne, Departemento Ouest, Haitio
Haitian:
Leyogàn, Leyogàn, Lwès, Ayiti
Japanese:
レオガン, レヨガーヌ郡, 西県, ハイチ
Norwegian:
Léogâne, Léogâne , Ouest, Haiti
Polish:
Léogâne, Departament Zachodni, Haiti
Portuguese:
Léogâne, Léogâne , Oeste , Haiti
Romanian:
Léogâne, Haiti
Swedish:
Léogâne, Arrondissement de Léogâne, Ouest, Haiti


Léogâne (Haitian Creole: Leyogàn) is one of the coastal communes in Haiti. It is located in the eponymous Léogâne Arrondissement, which is part of the Ouest Department. The port town is located about 30 km (19 mi) west of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.

The town was at the epicenter of the 12 January 2010 earthquake and was catastrophically affected, with 80–90% of buildings damaged.

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ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences59
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Riviere Gauche585.333 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Acropora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Acropora5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Diploria
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Diploria5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Eusmilia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Eusmilia5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Porites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Dentalium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cocculina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lepetellida : Cocculinidae : Cocculina5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cerithium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Cerithium5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Turritella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Anachis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Anachis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Livonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Livonia5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Mitrella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Mitrella5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Olivella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Olivella5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Phos
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Phos5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Lithophaga
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Anomia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Pteria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Pteria5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Spondylus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Lucina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucina5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Pitar
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Pitar5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Tellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cidaris
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Cidaridae : Cidaris5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Heliastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Dipsastraea5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cavolinia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Cavoliniidae : Cavolinia5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Barbatia (Cucullaearca) candida
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia : Barbatia (Cucullaearca) candida5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Dendostrea frons
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Dendostrea : Dendostrea frons5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Corbula heterogena
species
Corbula heterogena5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Chlamys portoricoensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys portoricoensis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Chama involuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Chamidae : Chama : Chama involuta5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Ostrea (Lopha) guppyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Lopha : Ostrea (Lopha) guppyi5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Polystira barretti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Polystira : Polystira barretti5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Oliva reticularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Oliva : Oliva reticularis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Chicoreus : Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cardiomya (Cardiomya) islahispaniolae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyida : Cuspidariidae : Cardiomya : Cardiomya (Cardiomya) islahispaniolae5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Diacria trispinosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Cavoliniidae : Diacria : Diacria trispinosa5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Neomonachus tropicalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Neomonachus : Neomonachus tropicalis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Siderastrea siderea
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : Siderastrea siderea5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Acropora panamensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Acropora : Acropora panamensis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Acropora saludensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Acropora : Acropora saludensis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Sconsia grayi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : Sconsia : Sconsia grayi5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Astrocoenia decaturensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : Astrocoenia : Astrocoenia decaturensis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Stephanocoenia intersepta
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : Stephanocoenia : Stephanocoenia intersepta5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Dichocoenia tuberosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Dichocoenia : Dichocoenia tuberosa5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Montastrea imperatoris
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea : Montastrea imperatoris5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Agaricia dominicensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Agaricia : Agaricia dominicensis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Montastrea endothecata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea : Montastrea endothecata5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Murex (Murex) gilli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Murex : Murex (Murex) gilli5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Nemocardium (Lophocardium) gurabica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Nemocardium : Nemocardium (Lophocardium) gurabica5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9og%C3%A2ne
Wikidata ID:Q583445

Localities in this Region

  • Ouest Department
    • Léogâne Arrondissement

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
North America
North America Plate

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