L'Asile

L'Asile
Lazil
Commune
L'Asile

Location in Haiti

Coordinates: 18°23′0″N 73°25′0″W / 18.38333°N 73.41667°W / 18.38333; -73.41667Coordinates: 18°23′0″N 73°25′0″W / 18.38333°N 73.41667°W / 18.38333; -73.41667
Country Haiti
Department Nippes
Arrondissement Anse-à-Veau
Area
  Total 153.82 km2 (59.39 sq mi)
Elevation 125 m (410 ft)
Population (7 August 2003)[1]
  Total 30,240

L'Asile (Haitian Creole: Lazil) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes Department of Haiti. It has 30,240 inhabitants.

The name comes from French meaning "the asylum" probably it was used for an asylum during colonial era.

References

  1. Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)


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