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Petionville Destination Guide

Touring Petionville in Haiti

Petionville in the region of Ouest with its 283,052 citizens is located in Haiti - some 4 mi or ( 6 km ) South-East of Port-au-Prince , the country's capital city .

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Time in Petionville is now 03:48 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Port-au-Prince " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santa Cruz de Barahona, San Juan de la Maguana, and Salvaleón de Higüey. Being here already, consider visiting Santo Domingo . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Petionville ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Haiti Water Crisis -- What's to be done?

6:38 min by Haitiwater
Views: 389074 Rating: 4.45

In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti, water relief is very important. International Action is working to provide clean water in this crisis. To donate, go to www.razoo.com and to get updated news go ..

The Moment Haiti Earthquake Hits Port-Au-Prince

0:28 min by newsbizarre
Views: 185626 Rating: 4.35

January 12, 2010 at 4:53:10 PM Haiti, Port-Au Prince. 7 magnitude earthquake hits video....A security camera captures the moment a 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes the city of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, d ..


The Last Seven Years

7:39 min by Mike Hewitt
Views: 2391 Rating: 5.00

Pictures from the last seven years. Music from: www.youtube.com ..

young girl with amazing voice sings in Haiti!

3:06 min by tr1234567891
Views: 2095 Rating: 5.00

on our recent mission trip to Haiti this young girl sang us a song in creole! She has an amazing voice and is very talented! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

2008 Pétionville school collapse

The Pétionville school collapse occurred on November 7, 2008, in Pétionville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when the church-operated Collège La Promesse Évangélique ("The Evangelical Promise School") collapsed at around 10:00 a.m. local time . About 700 students from kindergarten through high school attended the school; however, it is unclear how many were in the three-story building when it collapsed. At least 93 people, mostly children, were confirmed killed, and over 150 injured.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.52 -72.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 2008 disasters, 2008 in Haiti, Collapsed buildings, Disasters in Haiti, Disasters in schools

Pétionville

Pétion-Ville is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate of the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. 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. The district is primarily a residential and tourist area. It held a population of 283,052 at the 2003 Census, which was officially estimated to have reached 342,694 in 2009.

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Located at 18.52 -72.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Communes of Haiti, Ouest Department, Populated places in Haiti, Port-au-Prince

Hôtel Montana

The Hôtel Montana was a hotel in the Pétionville suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Built in 1946, the hotel was a popular four star tourist resort until the main building collapsed along with most buildings in the city during the 2010 Haiti earthquake. An estimated 200 of 300 guests were reported missing the day after the collapse.

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Located at 18.53 -72.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Port-au-Prince, Companies of Haiti, Hotel buildings completed in 1946, Hotels established in 1946, Hotels in Haiti

Christopher Hotel

The Christopher Hotel (also called Hotel Christopher) was a hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake on 12 January 2010. Prior to its destruction, it was a 3-star, 74-key, 5-story hotel built into the hillside, overlooking the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. The hotel housed the headquarters for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

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Located at 18.54 -72.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Port-au-Prince, Companies of Haiti, Hotels in Haiti

Collège Canado-Haïtien

Collège Canado-Haïtien is a school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Located at 18.53 -72.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1969, Roman Catholic schools in Haiti

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