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Port-au-Prince (/ ˌ p ɔːr t oʊ ˈ p r ɪ n s / 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 ]
A 2010 map of Port-au-Prince, showing the location of the National Palace, which is labeled Palais National. The National Palace (French: Palais National; Haitian Creole: Palè nasyonal) was the official residence of the president of Haiti, located in the capital Port-au-Prince, facing Place L'Ouverture near the Champs de Mars. [1]
On Saturday, gunmen overwhelmed the main penitentiary in the Port-au-Prince capital and another nearby prison, freeing more than 4,700 inmates in a raid that left several people dead. Henry’s ...
No one will be spared in the capital because there will be 3,000 extra bandits,” according to the statement. Multiple security sources in Port-au-Prince told CNN that the most recent surge in ...
1956 – Port Administration of Port-au-Prince established. 1960 – Jean Deeb becomes mayor. [26] 1965 – Duvalier International Airport opens. 1971 - Population: 458,675 city; 493,932 urban agglomeration. [27] 1979 – Radio Port-au-Prince established. [13] 1983 - University of Port-au-Prince founded. 1986 – March: Unrest. [citation needed ...
He now faces a monumental task, with Haiti under siege by gangs that control at least 80% of the Port-au-Prince capital as the country awaits the U.N.-backed deployment of a police force from ...
Some 130 miles north of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince the private cruise port Labadee is receiving guests at a resort with its own security and controlled access.
The Port international de Port-au-Prince (UN/LOCODE: HTPAP [1]) is the seaport in the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. It suffered catastrophic damage in the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Some of docks and warehouses are operated by the government's Autorité Portuaire Nationale (APN), and some are run by private companies. [2]