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Bongat Destination Guide

Delve into Bongat in Haiti

Bongat in the region of Ouest is a city in Haiti - some 8 mi or ( 13 km ) South-West of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Bongat

Current time in Bongat is now 12:06 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Juan de la Maguana, Sabaneta, and Neiba. While being here, make sure to check out Santo Domingo . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Bongat ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Jesus Name Orphanage

1:39 min by aarongillespie
Views: 2506 Rating: 5.00

Aaron recently spent some time in Haiti with Samaritan's Purse and the Rapid Response Team prayer chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He prayed for people alongside the chaplains ..

Executives Without Borders- Haiti - What is Needed Now?

7:31 min by ExecWB07
Views: 1695 Rating: 5.00

Trip to Haiti coordinated by Executives Without Borders, US Chamber of Commerce and the Business Civic Leadership Center to assess business opportunities in Haiti. Produced by Dow Chemical who is a pa ..


2009 Trinity UMC Haiti Mission trip

5:18 min by living4HIMmedia
Views: 1285 Rating: 5.00

A 13 member mission team has returned from an 8 day trip to Haiti, where they delivered over $20000 worth of medical supplies to Grace Childrens Hospital, and other ministry sites. In addition over $7 ..

Julie's Holy Family Village, Haiti

7:34 min by Daniel Conklin
Views: 1043 Rating: 0.00

The lives of over 1000 people are changed for the better through a memorial gift. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kenscoff

Kenscoff is a town in the Ouest Department of Haiti, located in mountainous country some 10 kilometres to the southeast of the capital Port-au-Prince. The altitude is approximately 1500 meters. Because of its altitude, the temperature is on average cooler than the capital and during winter months it can become quite cold; cold enough to warrant a sweater or a jacket. It has a population of around 4000.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.45 -72.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti

Carrefour, Haiti

Carrefour is a largely residential and a commune in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The commune had a population of 373,916 at the 2003 Census, and was officially estimated to have grown to 465,019 inhabitants in 2009. It is mostly a bedroom community for those who work in central Port-au-Prince. The neighborhood is very poor and ill-serviced, however, as of recently, small-scale construction has gone on in the area along with street renovations.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.53 -72.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti, Port-au-Prince

Hotel Oloffson

The Hotel Oloffson is an inn in central Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The main structure of the hotel is a 19th century Gothic gingerbread mansion set in a lush tropical garden. The mansion was built as a residence for the powerful Sam family, including two former presidents of Haiti. The hotel was the real-life inspiration for the fictional Hotel Trianon in Graham Greene's famous 1966 novel The Comedians.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.53 -72.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Port-au-Prince, Companies of Haiti, History of Haiti, Hotels established in 1935, Hotels in Haiti

Stade Sylvio Cator

Stade Sylvio Cator is a multi-purpose stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is currently used mostly for association football matches, and is turfed with artificial turf. The stadium bears the name of Haitian Olympic medalist Sylvio Cator. With a capacity of 10,500, the structure is undergoing renovation and expansion as of August 2011. It was partly destroyed by the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, and a tent-city sprouted within its confines.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.54 -72.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Athletics (track and field) venues in Haiti, Buildings and structures in Port-au-Prince, Football venues in Haiti, Multi-purpose stadiums, National stadiums

Grace Divine School collapse

The Grace Divine School collapse occurred on November 12, 2008, at the Grace Divine Primary and Secondary School in the Canapé Vert section of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The collapse, along with the Pétionville school collapse, was the second such incident in Haiti in less than a week.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.53 -72.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 2008 disasters, 2008 in Haiti, Collapsed buildings, Disasters in Haiti, Disasters in schools

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