Port Au Prince
Port Au Prince is a port in Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest. Port Au Prince is situated nearby to the marketplace Marché en Fer, as well as near the suburb Bel Air.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marché en Fer and National Library of Haiti.
Marché en Fer
Marketplace
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Marché en Fer or Marché de Fer also known as the Marché Hyppolite and the Marché Vallières is a public market in Haiti’s capital, Port‑au‑Prince. It was damaged by fire in 2008 and destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, but was restored. Marché en Fer is situated 620 metres southeast of Port Au Prince.
National Library of Haiti
Library
Photo: Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Haiti is Haiti's legal deposit library, with a collection of approximately 26,000 volumes. It is located in the capital, Port-au-Prince and is the principal library of the city. The current head of the library is Dangelo Neard. National Library of Haiti is situated 1 km southeast of Port Au Prince.
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 1¼ km southeast of Port Au Prince.
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.
Bois Verna
Suburb
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.
Port Au Prince
- Type: Port
- Category: transportation
- Location: Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.55413° or 18° 33′ 15″ northLongitude
-72.34832° or 72° 20′ 54″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
77C9HM32+MMGeoNames ID
11886693
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