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Port-au-Prince Arrondissement

Port-au-Prince is an arrondissement in the department of . It had 2,109,516 inhabitants at the 2003 Census which was estimated to have risen to 2,759,991 in 2015 in an area of 735.78 sq km.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Apostolic nunciature and Fondation Connaissance et Liberté.

Government office
The to Haiti is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Haiti. It is located in . The current Apostolic Nuncio is Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina, who was named to the position by Pope Francis on 4 June 2021. is situated 6 km northeast of Port-au-Prince Arrondissement.

Library
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is a library, which is situated 6 km north of Port-au-Prince Arrondissement.

Library
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is situated 7 km northeast of Port-au-Prince Arrondissement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pétion-Ville and Port-au-Prince.

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is a wealthy suburb to the southeast of , in . It is known for its nightlife and restaurants, many of which have large expat crowds.

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is the capital and most populous city of . The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894.

Village
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is a commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the department of , located in the foothills of the mountain range, some 10 kilometres to the southeast of the capital city of . is situated 6 km southeast of Port-au-Prince Arrondissement.

Port-au-Prince Arrondissement

Latitude
18.4747° or 18° 28′ 29″ north
Longitude
-72.3366° or 72° 20′ 12″ west
Population
2,110,000
Elevation
894 metres (2,933 feet)
Open location code
77C9FMF7+V9
Geo­Names ID
3718425
Wiki­data ID
Q2222007
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Port-au-Prince Arrondissement” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دائرة بورت أو برانس”
  • Azerbaijani: “Port-o-Prens”
  • Bashkir: “Порт-о-Пренс”
  • Belarusian: “Порт-о-Прэнс”
  • Cebuano: “Arrondissement de Port-au-Prince”
  • Chinese: “Port-au-Prince Kūn”
  • Chinese: “太子港區”
  • Danish: “Port-au-Prince”
  • Dutch: “Port-au-Prince”
  • Esperanto: “Arondismento Portoprinco”
  • French: “arrondissement de Port-au-Prince”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Port-au-Prince”
  • French: “Port-au-Prince”
  • German: “Arrondissement Port-au-Prince”
  • Greek: “διαμέρισμα του Πορ-ω-Πρενς”
  • Haitian: “Pòtoprens”
  • Irish: “Arrondissement Port-au-Prince”
  • Italian: “arrondissement di Port-au-Prince”
  • Italian: “Arrondissement di Port-au-Prince”
  • Japanese: “ポトプランス郡”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Port-au-Prince Kūn”
  • Northern Sami: “Port-au-Prince”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Port-au-Prince”
  • Norwegian: “Port-au-Prince”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Arrondiment de Port-au-Prince”
  • Portuguese: “Porto Príncipe”
  • Russian: “Порт-о-Пренс”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Puerto Príncipe”
  • Spanish: “Puerto Principe”
  • Swedish: “Arrondissement de Port-au-Prince”
  • Tajik: “Порт-о-Пренс”
  • Ukrainian: “Порт-о-Пренс”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Derivière and Nan Maillon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Montagne Noire and Morne de l’Hôpital.

Haiti: Must-Visit Destinations

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