What is the capital of Haiti?

The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince.

Port-au-Prince lies on the Gulf of Gonâve along Haiti's western coast and is the country's largest city and principal political, economic, and cultural center. Its name is usually translated as “Prince's Port,” although historians have debated whether it refers to a French ship named Le Prince or an earlier place-name.

The city became the capital of the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1770, replacing Cap-Français, now called Cap-Haïtien. In 1804, after the Haitian Revolution and Haiti's declaration of independence, Port-au-Prince became the capital of the new nation. It temporarily served as the capital of southern Haiti after the 1806 political division, then regained its role as national capital when Haiti reunified in 1820.

Gonaïves, Jacmel, and Cap-Haïtien are important Haitian cities. Cap-Haïtien was historically a colonial capital, which is a common source of confusion, but Port-au-Prince is Haiti's national capital today.