La Porte
in Arrondissement de Léogâne of Département de l'Ouest, Haiti

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
18.482 and -72.569 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 18° 28' 54" and W -72° 34' 9"
Currency and Currency Code:
Gourde - HTG
Spoken languages:
Haitian, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 01:37 AM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Port-au-Prince
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:45 am and 7:03 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-22.400 and 113.800 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bundera Bundera
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Haiti in Caribbean

Safety Score: 4,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Haiti.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Haiti. Last Update: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Discover La Porte

La Porte in Arrondissement de Léogâne (Département de l'Ouest) is a town in Haiti about 16 mi (or 26 km) west of Port-au-Prince, the country's capital city.

Current time in La Porte is now 01:37 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Port-au-Prince with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports near La Porte. The closest airport in Haiti is Jacmel Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Haiti is National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers in a distance of 92 mi (or 148 km), North-East.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Port-au-Prince, Jacmel, Miragoane, Jimani and Hinche. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 90 °F

Morning Temperature 22°C / 71 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 83 °F
Night Temperature 25°C / 76 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 29%
Air Pressure 1015 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Friday, 29th of March 2024

30°C (86 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

30°C (86 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

30°C (86 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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HAITI LEOGANE TENT CITY

Published: October 30, 2011
Length: 47:19 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: joylin clark

A TENT CITY IN LEOGANE....THEY NOW HAVE LIGHTING; POWERED BY SOLAR...10/17/2011.


Leogane Shock Trauma Hospital

Published: February 13, 2010
Length: 44:13 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jdschettler

The collaborative medical relief facilities of World Wide Village, Intervol, and others in Leogane, Haiti. Video was taken 2/08/10 on the nursing school grounds in Leogane.


Current state of housing in Leogane; the motivation of Engineering2Empower

Published: August 27, 2012
Length: 00:59 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Engineering2 Empower

Current state of housing in Leogane Haiti, and the motivation of E2E for helping.


Usine Daabon Leogane

Published: March 31, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tikoze soulasyans

Une petite entrevue avec un des employés de l'Usine sucrière a Leogane. Important à voir et à revoir...


Welcome To Leogane www.justgiving.com/Ravi-Gill

Published: February 01, 2011
Length: 48:29 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: GillDreamscape

A compilation of videos and photos from my travels round the Leogane area of Haiti. It is a truely wonderful town with amazingly friendly people, but was hit paticularly badly during the 2010...


Haiti 2014--Trip Video 1

Published: January 30, 2014
Length: 28:14 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: BonaResponds


Ti Malice Volkan 2015

Published: March 16, 2015
Length: 10:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Rara Leogane "Men Sak Rara"

Volkan de Ti Malice Cache.


Brillante K-Similien Det Sou Det RARA2015

Published: March 16, 2015
Length: 16:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Rara Leogane "Men Sak Rara"

Det Sou Det de Brillante K-Similien.


Social Business Poultry Farm Update

Published: November 18, 2013
Length: 08:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Haiti Partners

A walk-through of the construction site by our colleague, Abelard Xavier, on November 16, 2013. The HAJICA cooperative poultry farm will generate revenue to support 4 Haiti Partners partner...


POUKI OU ALE - TOUMAN SALOMON

Published: February 07, 2014
Length: 18:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Elvano Felix

MIZIK LAKAY NOU PROMO // MIXTAPE COMING SOON // BY TOUMAN SALOMON // M.S.P LABEL STUDIO // LEOGANE 4 LIFE.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

2010 Haiti earthquake

The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake. The highest reliable death count was estimated at 220,000. Haitian government estimates were higher.

Located at 18.457, -72.533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
2010 earthquakes, 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2010 in Haiti, Earthquakes in Haiti


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
La Port, La Porte