Facilities
The Port of Jacmel (HTJAK) is a small, relatively shallow port and is unable to harbour large ships. There is also a pleasurecraft dock as part of the port, which survived the quake. It is run by the Autorité Portuaire Nationale.
Also located in Jacmel is a small airstrip (MTJA) capable of handling small to medium sized planes. The airstrip is unable to handle large aircraft.
Jacmel has a single hospital, Hôpital Saint-Michel, which locals had nicknamed "the morgue" prior to the earthquake. The hospital is the largest hospital or health centre in the region. It has a staff of six doctors and ten nurses. The quake half-collapsed the hospital, including the maternity ward; however, the hospital continues to operate. The radiology department was the only undamaged portion of the hospital.
Jacmel had a civil court building, which was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake.
The town's main square is Place Toussaint Louverture, named after the Haitian revolutionary leader.
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