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Saint Louis du Sud ( ht, Sen Lwi disid) is a coastal
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Aquin Arrondissement Aquin ( ht, Aken) is an arrondissement in the Sud Department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 217,827 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Aquin Arrondissement start with the number 83. It contains the following communes: * Aquin * Cavaill ...
, in the Sud department of Haiti. Home to Fort des Oliviers, Fort Anglais and Bonnet Carré, the town is also the modern day location of the 1748 Battle of Saint-Louis-du-Sud. Saint Louis du Sud is home to over 59,042 inhabitants.


Settlements

On August 14, 2021 an M7.2 earthquake struck 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of the commune. It is the largest earthquake in Haiti since the M7.0 in 2010 that killed 316,000 people


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* Populated places in Sud (department) Communes of Haiti {{Haiti-geo-stub