Pétionville

18.50983 - 72.285553Koordinaten: 18 ° 31 'N, 72 ° 17' W

Petionville is a suburb of the Haitian capital Port -au -Prince. He had 2003 283.052 inhabitants. The city got its name by Alexandre Sabes Pétion (1770-1818), a general who was among other things also the president of Haiti. It is located about six kilometers east of the capital on the brink of green hills.

In the 18th and 19th centuries Petionville was known primarily for wood carbon economy and coffee cultivation. Today the city is known mainly through tourism, the associated night life and living systems. She is one of the wealthiest places in all of Haiti, here live the upper class families ( can highlight: Brandt, Mevs, Accra, Bigio, Behrmann and Madsen ), diplomats, businessmen and the middle layer of the Port-au -Prince region, in the work the capital moves. Petionville is considered quite safe, in contrast to many other cities in Haiti.

Internationally became the city in November 2008, when a school collapsed by design flaws and up to 700 children and teachers spilled, whereby at least 82 of them were killed.

From the earthquake on 12 January 2010 Petionville is largely spared.

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• Petionville in the Encyclopædia Britannica