L'Asile
L'Asile
Lazil | |
|---|---|
  L'Asile Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°23′0″N 73°25′0″W / 18.38333°N 73.41667°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Nippes |
| Arrondissement | Anse-à-Veau |
| Area | |
• Total | 153.82 km2 (59.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 41,073 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code | HT 7540 |
L'Asile (French pronunciation: [lazil]; Haitian Creole: Lazil) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti. It has 41,073 inhabitants in 2015.
The name comes from French meaning "the asylum" probably it was used for an asylum during colonial era.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mars 2015 Population Totale, Population de 18 ans et Plus Menages et Densites Estimes en 2015" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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