Cap haitian

Cape Haitien (in French, Cap-Haïtien pronounced /kap a.i.sjɛ̃/ and in Haitian Creole Kap Ayisyen), is a commune of Haiti, which is located in the district of Cap Haitien, from the department of North.

History

Founded as Guarico by the Spanish, it was renamed Cap-François with the settlement of French filibusters at first and French Calvinist refugees later. Later it would be called Cap-Henri, before being named with its current name.

Capital of the French colony of Saint-Domingue, it was largely destroyed in 1793 during the battle of Cap-Français, once the Haitian Revolution ended, it would be the capital of the State of Haiti (1806-1811) and of the Kingdom of Haiti (1811-1820).

Due to its proximity to the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean, which lie to the northwest, Cape Haitien has traditionally been the holiday destination of choice for the upper classes of Haiti and other countries. Currently the city and department are under the joint military protection of Ecuador, Colombia and Chile by virtue of the mandate granted by the UN. It has an international port.

Sections

It is made up of the sections of:

• Bande du Nord
• Haut du Cap
• Petit Anse (covering the neighbourhood of Petit Anse)

Demographics

Graphic of demographic evolution of Cabo Haitiano between 2009 and 2015

The demographic data shown in this graph for the commune of Cape Haitienare estimates taken from 2009 to 2015 from the website of the Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics (IHSI).

Sister cities

• San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Portland, Maine, United States
• New Orleans, Louisiana, United States