Port-au-Prince
Pòtoprens | |
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Capital city and commune | |
 Port-au-Prince | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): | |
  Port-au-Prince  Port-au-Prince | |
| Coordinates: 18°35′39″N 72°18′26″W / 18.59417°N 72.30722°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Ouest |
| Région | Gonave-Azuei |
| Arrondissement | Capitale-National |
| Founded | 1749 |
| Colonial seat | 1770 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lucsonne Janvier |
| Area | |
• Capital city and commune | 36.04 km2 (13.92 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 158.50 km2 (61.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 est.[2]) | |
• Capital city and commune | 1,200,000 |
| • Density | 27,395/km2 (70,950/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,618,894[2] |
| • Metro density | 16,523/km2 (42,790/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Port-au-Princien(s) (masc.), Port-au-Princienne(s) (fem.) (en) and (fr) |
| Time zone | UTC-05:00 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-04:00 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
| Website | www |
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Port-au-Prince (/ˌpɔːrt oʊ ˈprɪns/ PORT oh PRINSS; French: [pɔʁ o pʁɛ̃s] ; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens, [pɔtopɣɛ̃s]) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894.[2] The metropolitan area is defined by the IHSI as including the communes of Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Cité Soleil, Tabarre, Carrefour, and Pétion-Ville.
The city of Port-au-Prince is on the Gulf of Gonâve: the bay on which the city lies, which acts as a natural harbor, has sustained economic activity since the civilizations of the Taíno. It was first incorporated under French colonial rule in 1749. The city's layout is similar to that of an amphitheater; commercial districts are near the water, while residential neighborhoods are located on the hills above. Its population is difficult to ascertain due to the rapid growth of slums in the hillsides above the city; however, recent estimates place the metropolitan area's population at around 3.7 million, nearly a third of the country's national population.[7] The city was catastrophically affected by a massive earthquake in 2010,[8] with large numbers of structures damaged or destroyed. Haiti's government estimated the death toll to be 230,000.[9] Gang violence is extensive, and kidnappings, massacres and gang rapes are common occurrences, often with the complicity of police officers and politicians.[10]
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- ^ a b c d "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 19 February 2015.
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- ^ "Sister City International Listings". Sister Cities International. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "International Campaign for Compassionate Cities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
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- ^ [1] Archived 15 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Haiti Raises Earthquake's Death Toll to 230,000". Associated Press. 2010-02-09. Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "Haiti: Inside the capital city taken hostage by brutal gangs" Archived 2022-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, by Orla Guerin, The Independent, 5 December 2022 (retrieved same date).