Gressier
| Gressier Gresye | |
|---|---|
  Gressier Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°33′0″N 72°31′0″W / 18.55000°N 72.51667°WCoordinates: 18°33′0″N 72°31′0″W / 18.55000°N 72.51667°W | |
| 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 (Haitian Creole: Gresye) is a commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest Department of Haiti. It has 25,947 inhabitants.
2010 7.0 earthquake
Further information: 2010 Haiti 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.[2] The "court of the peace" building was destroyed in the tremblor.[3]
ROKENGCOY, South Korea Engineering Company, is in Gressier since February 2010 to help with demolition and reconstruction, also with medical assistance.
References
- ↑ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ↑ ABC News, 'Haiti Disaster Like "No Other"', AFP, Lisa Millar, 17 January 2010 (accessed 17 January 2010)
- ↑ (French) Metropole Haiti, "Le système judiciaire paralysé trois semaines après le séisme", LLM, 5 February 2010 (accessed 6 February 2010)
External links
- Reuters, "Gressier atlas of building damage assessment", 26 February 2010
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