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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Port-au-Prince, Cite Soleil, Leogane, Petionville, Port international de Port-au-Prince, Petit-Goave, Croix-des-Bouquets, Grand-Goave, Kenscoff, Gonave Island, Killick, Canaan, Haiti, Carrefour, Haiti, Episcopal Diocese of Haiti, Montrouis, Malpasse, Trouin, Bel Air, Haiti, Violette A.C., Delmas, Ouest, Gressier, Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, R.C. Haitien, Durissy, Haiti, University of Haiti, Banque de l'Union Haitienne, Leogane Arrondissement, Cabaret, Ouest, University Notre Dame of Haiti, Fonds-Verrettes, Pointe-a-Raquette, Victory Sportif Club, Anse-a-Galets, Cornillon, Ouest, Thomazeau, Ganthier, Arcahaie, Tabarre, Universite Caraibe, College Universitaire Caraibe, Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, Arcahaie Arrondissement, US Freres, Ditto, Haiti. Excerpt: Port-au-Prince (; French pronunciation: Haitian Creole: Potoprens; Haitian Creole pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's official population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census. The 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 Arawaks. It was first incorporated under the colonial rule of the French, in 1749, and has been Haiti's largest metropolis since then. 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 3.5 million, nearly half of the country's national population. Port-au-Prince was catastrophically affected by an earthquake on January 12, 2010, with large numbers of structures...
