Place details
Place namePort-au-Prince
CountryHaïti
Latitude18.55
Longitude-72.333
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Important commercial port located on the Gulf of Gonave; founded by French; became capital of French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1770; has suffered severe damage from earthquakes, fires & civil strife; site of old French quay of 1780.