City · Haiti
Pétionville
Pétion-Ville is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate from the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. Founded in 1831 by president Jean-Pierre Boyer, 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.
Good to know
- Population: 376,834.
- Founded: 1831.
- Area: 165.5 sq km.
- Timezone: America/Port-au-Prince.