L'Asile
Commune in Nippes, Haiti
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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.
L'Asile
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 Interactive map of L'Asile | |
  L'Asile Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°23′0″N 73°25′0″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 | 267.02/km2 (691.58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code | HT 7540 |
The name comes from French meaning "the asylum". Probably it was used for an asylum during the colonial era.