Haiti · Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Haiti's capital since independence.
- Population
- 1,200,000 (2022 est.)
- Founded
- 1749
- Earthquake
- January 12, 2010
Then
- 1749
The city is built and named.
- 1770
It replaces Cap-Français as the colonial capital.
- 1804
It becomes capital of independent Haiti.
- 2010
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastates the city.
Now
Since 2020 the city has been paralyzed by gang violence.