The metropolitan area is defined by the IHSI as including the communes of Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Cite Soleil, Tabarre, Carrefour and Petion-Ville.
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18 Facts About Port-au-Prince
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City of Port-au-Prince is on the Gulf of Gonave: the bay on which the city lies, which acts as a natural harbor, has sustained economic activity since the civilizations of the Taino.
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When Haiti was divided between a kingdom in the north and a republic in the south, Port-au-Prince was the capital of the republic, under the leadership of Alexandre Petion.
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Port-au-Prince invited her and other tribal leaders to a feast, and when the Amerindians had drunk a good deal of wine, he ordered most of the guests killed.
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Port-au-Prince insisted upon control of the hospital, but the flibustiers refused, considering that humiliating.
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In 1770, Port-au-Prince replaced Cap-Francais as capital of the colony of Saint-Domingue.
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Port-au-Prince has a tropical wet and dry climate and relatively constant temperatures throughout the course of the year.
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Port-au-Prince is one of the nation's largest centers of economy and finance.
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Port-au-Prince has food-processing plants as well as soap, textile and cement factories.
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Port-au-Prince was once a popular place for cruises, but has lost nearly all of its tourism, and no longer has cruise ships coming into port.
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Port-au-Prince has several upscale districts in which crime rates are significantly lower than in the city center.
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The Cathedrale de Port-au-Prince is a famed site of cultural interest and attracts foreign visitors to its Neo-Romantic architectural style.
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Port-au-Prince is the only city anywhere in the world to have a main avenue named for American abolitionist hero John Brown.
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Mayor of Port-au-Prince is Ralph Youri Chevry, who headed the city at the time of the 2010 earthquake.
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Influential international schools in Port-au-Prince include Union School, founded in 1919, and Quisqueya Christian School, founded in 1974.
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UNESCO's office at Port-au-Prince has taken a number of initiates in upgrading the educational facilities in Port-au-Prince.
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High-crime zones in the Port-au-Prince area include Croix-des-Bouquets, Cite Soleil, Carrefour, Bel Air, Martissant, the port road, urban route Nationale 1, the airport road and its adjoining connectors to the New Road via Route Nationale 1.
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Seaport, Port international de Port-au-Prince, has more registered shipping than any of the over dozen ports in the country.
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