Port-au-Prince
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Port-au-Prince (Pòtoprens in Kreyòl) is the capital city of Haiti. Haiti is also divided into ten Départements; Port-au-Prince is the capital of the Ouest Département.[1]
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Port-au-Prince
(Kreyòl): Pòtoprens | |
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Coordinates: 18°32′21″N 72°20′06″W | |
Country | Haiti |
Département | Ouest |
Arrondisement | Port-au-Prince |
Founded | 1749 |
Colonial seat | 1770 |
Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
Population (2007) | |
• City | 1,082,800 |
• Metro | 1,728,100 |
• Demonym | Port-au-Princien (female Port-au-Princienne) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
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Port-au-Prince is Haiti's largest city. According to the country's 2015 census, over 2.6 million people lived there.[1]