Largest Cities in Haiti
Facts about Haiti
Official languages: Haitian, French
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Area: 27,750 km²
Population: 9.6 million residents
Population density: 347.71 residents per km²
Currency: HTG
Internet TLD:. ht
ISO codes: HT, HTI, 332
The phone code for Haiti is +509
Haiti occupies the western part of the Caribbean island of Hispanola. In the decades that followed Christopher Columbus’ discovery of Hispaniola Island in 1492, the island’s indigenous people, the Arawaks, were almost completely exterminated. Finally, in the late 17th century, the island was repopulated by African slaves who were employed on the sugar plantations. the western third of the island, which was then called Saint-Domingue, to France. This area became the richest colony of the French colonial empire during the 18th century. As early as 1804, Haiti was the first Caribbean state to achieve independence. The first independent republic of blacks and mulattos suffered from tyrants and kleptocrats for most of its history. Haiti has become the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Haiti is counted among the Failed States.
Biggest Cities of Haiti by Population
# | City | Population | Latitude | Longitude |
1 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 1,234,853 | 18.5435 | -72.3388 |
2 | Carrefour, Haiti | 442,267 | 18.5411 | -72.3992 |
3 | Delmas 73, Haiti | 383,031 | 18.5447 | -72.3028 |
4 | Petionville, Haiti | 283,163 | 18.5125 | -72.2853 |
5 | Port-de-Paix, Haiti | 250,111 | 19.9389 | -72.8326 |
6 | Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti | 229,238 | 18.5768 | -72.2262 |
7 | Jacmel, Haiti | 138,077 | 18.2343 | -72.5354 |
8 | Okap, Haiti | 134,926 | 19.7594 | -72.1982 |
9 | Leogane, Haiti | 134,301 | 18.5111 | -72.6334 |
10 | Les Cayes, Haiti | 125,910 | 18.1933 | -73.746 |
11 | Tigwav, Haiti | 117,615 | 18.4312 | -72.8652 |
12 | Jeremie, Haiti | 97,614 | 18.65 | -74.1167 |
13 | Miragoane, Haiti | 89,313 | 18.4423 | -73.0876 |
14 | Gonayiv, Haiti | 85,072 | 19.4475 | -72.689 |
15 | Saint-Marc, Haiti | 66,337 | 19.1082 | -72.6938 |
16 | Thomazeau, Haiti | 52,128 | 18.653 | -72.0939 |
17 | Grangwav, Haiti | 49,399 | 18.4259 | -72.77 |
18 | Verrettes, Haiti | 48,835 | 19.0505 | -72.4659 |
19 | Kenscoff, Haiti | 42,286 | 18.4477 | -72.284 |
20 | Saint-Raphael, Haiti | 37,850 | 19.4388 | -72.1991 |
21 | Ti Port-de-Paix, Haiti | 34,768 | 19.9333 | -72.8333 |
22 | Lenbe, Haiti | 32,756 | 19.706 | -72.4034 |
23 | Gressier, Haiti | 26,058 | 18.5409 | -72.5268 |
24 | Hinche, Haiti | 18,701 | 19.15 | -72.0167 |
25 | Fond Parisien, Haiti | 18,367 | 18.5055 | -71.9812 |
26 | Desarmes, Haiti | 15,705 | 18.9935 | -72.3906 |
27 | Dessalines, Haiti | 12,399 | 19.2618 | -72.5161 |
28 | Saint-Louis du Nord, Haiti | 11,960 | 19.934 | -72.7214 |
29 | Fort Liberte, Haiti | 11,576 | 19.6627 | -71.838 |
30 | Trou du Nord, Haiti | 10,680 | 19.6167 | -72.0244 |
31 | Ouanaminthe, Haiti | 10,229 | 19.5493 | -71.7247 |
32 | Mirebalais, Haiti | 9,193 | 18.8346 | -72.1048 |
33 | Grande Riviere du Nord, Haiti | 8,947 | 19.5774 | -72.1687 |
34 | Les Anglais, Haiti | 8,358 | 18.3054 | -74.2197 |
35 | Lascahobas, Haiti | 7,685 | 18.8305 | -71.9356 |
36 | Cornillon, Haiti | 7,683 | 18.6755 | -71.9527 |
37 | Gros Morne, Haiti | 7,405 | 19.6708 | -72.6781 |
38 | Anse a Galets, Haiti | 7,289 | 18.8345 | -72.8664 |
39 | Pignon, Haiti | 6,842 | 19.3359 | -72.1166 |
40 | Dame-Marie, Haiti | 6,147 | 18.5611 | -74.4217 |
41 | Milot, Haiti | 5,645 | 19.6084 | -72.2132 |
42 | Jean-Rabel, Haiti | 5,530 | 19.8538 | -73.1913 |
43 | Aquin, Haiti | 5,357 | 18.2797 | -73.3943 |
44 | Mayisad, Haiti | 5,315 | 19.1761 | -72.1396 |
45 | Dondon, Haiti | 5,140 | 19.5273 | -72.2434 |
Haiti: Port-au-Prince
The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince. With just under a million inhabitants, it is also the largest city in the country. It is located on the Gulf of Gonâve. It was founded in 1749. Large parts of the city were destroyed in the 2010 earthquake . Many residents lived in slums even before the earthquake, after which their numbers increased. These slums pull up the mountains around the city.