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Port-au-Prince

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Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. Founded in 1749, it became the colonial seat of Saint-Domingue in 1770 and has served as Haiti's capital since independence in 1804. Its population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,200,000 1
2022 figure, from Port-au-Prince's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
36.04 1
Founding Year
1749 1
1749 is Port-au-Prince's founding date per its own Wikipedia infobox; it became the colonial seat of Saint-Domingue in 1770 and the capital of independent Haiti in 1804.
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
6 1
Latitude
18.53639 degrees north 1
Longitude
72.34639 degrees west 1
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Associated With

Haiti, Countries

Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti.

Source Port-au-Prince (Wikipedia)
Ouest Department, States or Territories

port-au-prince is associated with ouest-department.

Source Ouest Department (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Haiti, Countries

Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti.

Source Port-au-Prince (Wikipedia)
Ouest Department, States or Territories

port-au-prince is the capital of ouest-department.

Source Ouest Department (Wikipedia)
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Brasserie Nationale d'Haiti

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Brasserie Nationale d'Haïtitier 2
State University of Haiti

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Source State University of Haiti (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 2tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 2
It is located in Port-au-Prince.
Court of Cassation of Haiti

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Source Association des hautes juridictions de cassation des pays ayant en partage l'usage du francais: Cour de cassation d'HaïtiContact block, Adresse
Quote, Contact block, Adresse
Palais de Justice, Port-au-Prince
Sources
1. Port-au-Prince (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Port-au-Prince ( 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.
  • Infobox, area
    • Capital city and commune 36.04 km2 (13.92 sq mi)
  • Infobox, elevation
    6 m (20 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    18°32′11″N 72°20′47″W
  • Infobox, founded
    Founded 1749; Colonial Seat (Saint-Domingue) 1770; Capital of Haiti 1804
  • Lead section
    Port-au-Prince ( PORT oh PRINSS; French: [pɔʁ o pʁɛ̃s] ; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens, [pɔtopɣɛ̃s]) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti.
  • In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Ouest Department (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince.
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Wikidata: Port-au-Prince
Wikidata Q34261, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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