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− | '''Pétionville''' ([[Kreyòl]]: ''Petyonvil'' ) is a suburb in the hills east of the current Haitian capital, [[Port-au-Prince]]. It was named after [[Alexandre Sabès Pétion]] (1770 - 1818). | + | '''Pétionville''' ([[Kreyòl]]: ''Petyonvil'' ) (18°31'N 72°17'W) is a suburb in the hills of the ''Massif de la Selle'', about 6 km (2.6 miles) east of the current Haitian capital, [[Port-au-Prince]]. It was named after [[Alexandre Sabès Pétion]] (1770 - 1818). Today Pétionville is the home of many of [[Haiti]]'s rich ruling class as the climate, uphill from Port-au-Prince, is much more pleasant compared to the capital, which is largely at sea level. |
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+ | Pétionville was founded on September 22, 1831 by the Haitian president [[Jean-Pierre Boyer]]. | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | * Petionville. ''The Columbia Gazetteer of North America'', edited by Saul B. Cohen. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. [http://www.bartleby.com/69/24/P03824.html] [accessed on September 22, 2006]. | ||
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+ | ==External links== | ||
+ | * [http://www.haiti-business.com/anglais/plan_petion.htm Map of Pétionville] | ||
[[Category:Haitian towns]] | [[Category:Haitian towns]] | ||
[[Category: Places of the Haitian Revolution]] | [[Category: Places of the Haitian Revolution]] |
Revision as of 15:58, 22 September 2006
Pétionville (Kreyòl: Petyonvil ) (18°31'N 72°17'W) is a suburb in the hills of the Massif de la Selle, about 6 km (2.6 miles) east of the current Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. It was named after Alexandre Sabès Pétion (1770 - 1818). Today Pétionville is the home of many of Haiti's rich ruling class as the climate, uphill from Port-au-Prince, is much more pleasant compared to the capital, which is largely at sea level.
Pétionville was founded on September 22, 1831 by the Haitian president Jean-Pierre Boyer.
References
- Petionville. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America, edited by Saul B. Cohen. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. [1] [accessed on September 22, 2006].