Pétion-Ville
Also known as Petion-Ville
Pétion-Ville (; ) is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate from the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. Founded in 1831 by president Jean-Pierre Boyer, it was named after Alexandre Sabès Pétion (1770–1818), the Haitian general and president later recognized as one of the country's four founding fathers.
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Place details
- Locality
- Arrondissement de Port-au-Prince
- Region
- Département de l'Ouest
- Country
- Ayiti
- Population
- 283,052
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