Map of Cap-Haïtien, Haiti

Cap-Haïtien is the administrative centre of Nord, Haiti, with a population of about 134,815. It lies at 19.7594°N, 72.1981°W. Cap-Haïtien is about 136 km (85 mi) north of Port-au-Prince, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Saint-Raphaël, 36 km to the south.

Cap-Haïtien at a glance

Where is Cap-Haïtien?

• The 9th largest city in Haiti by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 56 min on the shortest day to 13 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cap-Haïtien

• Saint-Raphaël — 36 km south
• Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye — 46 km south
• Gonaïves — 62 km southwest
• Dessalines — 65 km southwest
• Port-de-Paix — 69 km west
• Ti Port-de-Paix — 69 km west
• Verrettes — 84 km south
• Saint-Marc — 89 km southwest
• Mao — 120 km east, Dominican Republic
• Thomazeau — 124 km south

Largest cities in Nord

• Saint-Raphaël — 37,739

Largest cities in Haiti

• Port-au-Prince — 1,234,742
• Carrefour — 511,345
• Delmas 73 — 395,260
• Port-de-Paix — 306,217
• Saint-Marc — 266,642
• Croix-des-Bouquets — 229,127
• Dessalines — 181,903
• Jacmel — 137,966
• Léogâne — 134,190
• Les Cayes — 125,799

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.