Morne-à-Chandelle | |
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Village | |
  Morne-à-Chandelle Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates:18°50′1″N72°51′9″W / 18.83361°N 72.85250°W /18.83361; -72.85250 | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Ouest |
| Arrondissement | La Gonâve |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (UTC) |
Morne-à-Chandelle (French pronunciation:[mɔʁnaʃɑ̃dɛl]) is a village in theLa Gonâve Arrondissement, in theOuestdepartment ofHaiti, on the southern side of theGulf of Gonâve. It is located 7.7 miles (12.4 km) east ofLéogâne.
The village was nearly over the epicenter of the2010 Haiti earthquake and consequently experienced much damage.[1]
The only building that remained standing after the 2010 earthquake was the kindergarten. At least 54 people were killed, including 50 children.[2]
The village has parochial elementary schools, including St. Michael the Archangel. There are about 1,300 children in school.[3] These are privately funded community schools operating with the approval of the Ministry of Education. They are under the guidance of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince.