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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). Nowadays Pétionville is the home of many of [[Haiti]]'s rich ruling class.
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'''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==
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* 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==
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* [http://www.haiti-business.com/anglais/plan_petion.htm Map of Pétionville]
  
 
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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].

External links