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Port-au-Prince (/ ˌ p ɔːr t oʊ ˈ p r ɪ n s / PORT oh PRINSS; French: [pɔʁ o pʁɛ̃s] ⓘ; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens, [pɔtopɣɛ̃s]) 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. [2]
The USMC built Bowen Field (also known as Chancerelles Airport [3]), a small civilian and military airport located near Chancerelles area near the Baie de Port-au-Prince. [4] Bowen Field was used by Haiti Air Corps for mail (1943) and passenger (1944) services, [5] then succeeded by the Compagnie haïtienne de transports aériens [6] beginning ...
The Port international de Port-au-Prince (UN/LOCODE: HTPAP [1]) is the seaport in the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. It suffered catastrophic damage in the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Some of docks and warehouses are operated by the government's Autorité Portuaire Nationale (APN), and some are run by private companies. [2]
Port-au-Prince (Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens) is an arrondissement in the Ouest department of Haiti.It had 2,109,516 inhabitants at the 2003 Census which was estimated to have risen to 2,759,991 in 2015 in an area of 735.78 sq km (284.09 sq mi).
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1956 – Port Administration of Port-au-Prince established. 1960 – Jean Deeb becomes mayor. [26] 1965 – Duvalier International Airport opens. 1971 - Population: 458,675 city; 493,932 urban agglomeration. [27] 1979 – Radio Port-au-Prince established. [13] 1983 - University of Port-au-Prince founded. 1986 – March: Unrest. [citation needed ...
On 9 March, gangs attacked and occupied the headquarters of the Institute of Social Welfare in Port-au Prince, while the government of the Dominican Republic announced plans to evacuate its officials and citizens from Port-au-Prince. [32] On 21 March, one of the gang leaders, known only as Makandal, was killed by the bwa kale in Petion-Ville. [33]
Port-au-Prince Bay extends from the Pointe de Trou Forban in the northwest to the Pointe de Cà-lra in the southwest [1] and is about 40 km (25 mi) wide and about 50 km (31 mi) long. The Grise , Bâtarde , Froide , and Momance Rivers as well as the Boucanbrou Canal flow into Port-au-Prince Bay.