Cité Soleil
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Port-au-Prince Cathedral and National Library of Haiti.
Port-au-Prince Cathedral
Church
Rabanus Flavus, Public domain.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, often…
National Library of Haiti
Library
The National Library of Haiti is Haiti's legal deposit… National Library of Haiti is situated 3½ km south of Cité Soleil.
Marché en Fer
Marketplace
Wikimedia, Public domain.
Marché en Fer or Marché de Fer also known as the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port-au-Prince and Bel Air.
Port-au-Prince
ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti.
Bel Air
Suburb
Bel Air is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Cité Soleil
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of 6 metres (20 feet)
- Location
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Latitude
18.5778° or 18° 34′ 40″ north
Longitude
-72.3319° or 72° 19′ 55″ west
Open location code
77C9HMH9+46
GeoNames ID
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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Haiti: Highlights
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