Waaf

Waaf is a hamlet in , . Waaf is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Port-au-Prince Cathedral and National Library of Haiti.

Church
Photo: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, often called , was a cathedral in , . 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. is situated 3½ km south of Waaf.

Library
Photo: Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is Haiti's legal deposit library, with a collection of approximately 26,000 volumes. It is located in the capital, and is the principal library of the city. The current head of the library is Dangelo Neard. is situated 4 km south of Waaf.

Marketplace
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
or Marché de Fer also known as the Marché Hyppolite and the Marché Vallières is a public market in ’s capital, Port‑au‑Prince. It was damaged by fire in 2008 and destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, but was restored. is situated 3½ km south of Waaf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cité Soleil and Bel Air.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an extremely impoverished and densely populated commune located in the metropolitan area in . 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.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . 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. is situated 3½ km south of Waaf.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, Public domain.
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.

Waaf

Latitude
18.58094° or 18° 34′ 51″ north
Longitude
-72.3394° or 72° 20′ 22″ west
Open location code
77C9HMJ6+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 615732766
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
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Satellite Map

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