Camp Canargus

Camp Canargus is a meteorological station in Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest. Camp Canargus is situated nearby to the town Cité Soleil, as well as near the suburb Bel Air.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Toussaint L’Ouverture International Airport and Hôpital de la Trinité.

Toussaint L’Ouverture International Airport

Aerodrome

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Toussaint Louverture International Airport is an international airport in Tabarre, a commune of Port-au-Prince in Haiti. The airport is currently the busiest in Haiti and is an operating hub for Sunrise Airways. Toussaint L’Ouverture International Airport is situated 3 km northeast of Camp Canargus.

Hôpital de la Trinité

Hospital

Hôpital de la Trinité was a hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haïti. It was operated by the Médecins Sans Frontières which operates an emergency clinic at the hospital and in three other centers in the capital. Hôpital de la Trinité is situated 1½ km southeast of Camp Canargus.

Port-au-Prince Cathedral

Church

Photo: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain.

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, often called Port-au-Prince Cathedral, was a cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Built between 1884 and 1914, it was dedicated on December 13, 1928, and became the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. Port-au-Prince Cathedral is situated 3 km southwest of Camp Canargus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cité Soleil and Bel Air.

Cité Soleil

Town

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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.

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. Bel Air is situated 3 km southwest of Camp Canargus.

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.

Camp Canargus

Type: Meteorological station
Location: Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.56667° or 18° 34′ north

Longitude

-72.31667° or 72° 19′ west

Elevation

38 metres (125 feet)

ICAO airport code

CTPP

Open location code

77C9HM8M+M8

GeoNames ID

6295717

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