| Carrefour Kafou |
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Carrefour
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| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Ouest |
| Arrondissement | Port-au-Prince |
| Area | |
| • Total | 165.16 km2 (63.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
| • Total | 373,916 |
| • Density | 2,267.1/km2 (5,871.8/sq mi) |
Carrefour (Haitian Creole: Kafou; pronounced: [kafu]) is a largely residential and a commune in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The commune had a population of 373,916 at the 2003 Census, and was officially estimated to have grown to 465,019 inhabitants in 2009. It is mostly a bedroom community for those who work in central Port-au-Prince. The neighborhood is very poor and ill-serviced, however, as of recently, small-scale construction has gone on in the area along with street renovations.
Before the exile of Jean-Claude Duvalier, Carrefour was viewed as a Haitian tourist destination.
On 12 January 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake[2] that hit Haiti caused heavy damage to residential buildings in Carrefour, with 40 to 50 per cent of buildings destroyed in the town’s worst-affected areas.[3] One of the damaged facilities was the city's hospital.[4]
In the wake of the quake, the Cuban military set up a field hospital in the region.[5] Electricity was restored to some sectors at the beginning of February.[6]
As of 9 February 2010, the US 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is rotating out of Haiti, having been replaced by the US 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, in their position on USS Bataan and Carrefour, Leogane and Grand-Goave, Petit-Goave.[7][8]
As of 7 March 2010, a donated Fujifilm X-ray machine has arrived at the Adventists Medical Center.[9]
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