Bois Verna
Bois Verna is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It has one of the largest concentration of the historic Haitian gingerbread style houses present.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include French Embassy and National Palace.
French Embassy
Government office
Photo: Tboiron, Public domain.
French Embassy is a government office.
National Palace
Ruins
Photo: mweriksson, CC BY 2.0.
The National Palace 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.
Rex Theater
Theater building
The Rex Theater is a venue in Port-au-Prince, Haiti that opened in October, 1935. It was built by the Société Haïtienne des Spectacles, led by Daniel Brun. The theater seated 1,200 people and was managed by Mrs. Muffat Taldy until 1951.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port-au-Prince and Bel Air.
Port-au-Prince
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
Port-au-Prince 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.
Bel Air
Suburb
Bel Air is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is a slum area of the city and suffers from poverty. Crime is widespread, and kidnappings and killings have created panic among the local population.
Cité Soleil
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cité Soleil is an extremely impoverished and densely populated commune located in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area in Haiti. Cité Soleil originally developed as a shanty town and grew to an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 residents, the majority of whom live in extreme poverty. Cité Soleil is situated 4½ km north of Bois Verna.
Bois Verna
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.53915° or 18° 32′ 21″ northLongitude
-72.33176° or 72° 19′ 54″ westElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
77C9GMQ9+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 616733015OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Bois Verna” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bois Verna”
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