Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's official population was 704,776 as of the 2003.

The city of Port-au-Prince is on the Gulf of Gonave, which acts as a natural harbour and has sustained economic activity since the civilizations of the Arawaks. It was first incorporated under the colonial rule of the French, in 1749, and has been Haiti's largest metropolis Port-au-Prince and one of the nation's largest centres of economy and finance since then. The city's layout is similar to that of an amphitheatre; commercial districts are near the water, while residential neighbourhoods are located on the hills above.

Port-au-Prince was catastrophically affected by an earthquake on January 12, 2010, with large numbers of structures damaged or destroyed and an estimated death toll of 230,000.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Collect to Blossary

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

272trans
  • 0

    Terms

  • 1

    Blossaries

  • 0

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Household appliances Category: Air conditioners

el indicador

Instrumento que indica el funcionamiento de la unidad, la temperatura, la presión, etc. puede ser un botón o una luz piloto.

Contributor

Featured blossaries

How to Stay Motivated in MLM

Category: Business   1 7 Terms

WWDC14

Category: Technology   1 3 Terms