Port-au-Prince
| Port-au-Prince | |
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| Ville de Port-au-Prince | |
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  Port-au-Prince
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| Coordinates: 18°32′N 72°20′W / 18.533°N 72.333°W | |
| Kintra |  Haiti |
| Depairtment | Ouest |
| Arrondissement | Port-au-Prince |
| Foondit | 1749 |
| Colonial seat | 1770 |
| Govrenment | |
| - Mayor | Gabrielle Hyacinthe |
| Aurie | |
| - Ceety | 36.04 km2 (13.9 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2009 Estimation) | |
| - Ceety | 897,859 |
| - Densitie | 24,912.8/km2 (64,524/sq mi) |
| - Metro | 2,509,939 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
Port-au-Prince (
/ˌpɔrtoʊˈprɪns/; French pronunciation: [pɔʁopʁɛ̃s]; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens; Haitian Creole pronunciation: [pɔtopɣɛ̃s]) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the Caribbean kintra o Haiti. The ceety's population wis 704,776 as o the 2003 census, an wis offeecially estimatit tae hae reached 897,859 in 2009.[1]
The ceety o Port-au-Prince is on the Guwf o Gonâve: the bay on which the ceety lees, which acts as a natural harbor, haes sustained economic activity syne the ceevilizations o the Arawaks. It wis first incorporatit unner the colonial rule o the French, in 1749, an haes been Haiti's lairgest metropolis syne then. The ceety's layoot is similar tae that of an amphitheatre; commercial destricts are near the watter, while residential neebourheids are locatit on the hills abuin. Its population is difficult tae ascertain due tae the rapid growt o slums in the hillsides abuin the ceety; housomeivver, recent estimates place the metropolitan aurie's population at aroond 3.7 million, nearly hauf o the kintra's naitional population.[2]
Port-au-Prince wis catastrophically affectit[3] bi an earthquake on 12 Januar 2010, wi lairge numbers o structures damagit or destroyed. Haiti's government haes estimatit the daith toll at 230,000 an says mair bodies remain uncoontit.[4]
Sister ceeties [edit]
Port-au-Prince haes twa sister ceeties:
References [edit]
- ↑ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique, 2003 Census
- ↑ www.urbanres.net/docs/ToR-cityWidePlanning-Haiti_final.pdf
- ↑ http://www.startribune.com/world/81268677.html
- ↑ "Haiti Raises Earthquake's Death Toll to 230,000", 2010-02-09. Retrieved on 10 Februar 2010..
- ↑ Sister City International Listings. Sister Cities International. Retrieved on 2 Februar 2010. .
- ↑ http://www11.ville.montreal.qc.ca/sherlock2/servlet/template/sherlock%2CAfficherDocumentInternet.vm/nodocument/20146;jsessionid=24C10045060CDD0AA23BD919B260FD0F
