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Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince
Pòtoprens
Commune
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Motto: Je Luis Pour Tous
"I Shine For All"
Port-au-Prince is located in Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince
Coordinates: 18°32′N 72°20′W / 18.533°N 72.333°W / 18.533; -72.333Coordinates: 18°32′N 72°20′W / 18.533°N 72.333°W / 18.533; -72.333
Country  Haiti
Department Ouest
Arrondissement Port-au-Prince
Commune Port-au-Prince
Founded 1749
Colonial seat 1770
Government
 • Mayor Jean Yves Jason
Area
 • Commune 36.04 km2 (13.92 sq mi)
 • Metro 158.50 km2 (61.20 sq mi)
Population (2015 est.)
 • Commune 987,310
 • Density 27,395/km2 (70,950/sq mi)
 • Metro 2,618,894
 • Metro density 16,523/km2 (42,790/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Sister cities
Miami, Florida, United States
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Port-au-Prince (/ˌpɔːrtˈprɪns/; French pronunciation: ​[pɔʁopʁɛ̃s]; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens; Haitian Creole pronunciation: [pɔtopɣɛ̃s]) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,310 in 2015 with the metropolitan area (aire métropolitaine) estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is defined by the IHSI as including the communes of Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Cite Soleil, Tabarre, Carrefour, and Pétion-Ville.

The city of Port-au-Prince is on the Gulf of Gonâve: the bay on which the city lies, which acts as a natural harbor, has sustained economic activity since the civilizations of the Arawaks. It was first incorporated under French colonial rule in 1749. The city's layout is similar to that of an amphitheatre; commercial districts are near the water, while residential neighborhoods are located on the hills above. Its population is difficult to ascertain due to the rapid growth of slums in the hillsides above the city; however, recent estimates place the metropolitan area's population at around 3.7 million, nearly half of the country's national population. The city was catastrophically affected by a devastating earthquake in 2010, with large numbers of structures damaged or destroyed. Haiti's government estimated the death toll to be 230,000.


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