18°18′N 73°39′W / 18.300°N 73.650°W
Cavaillon
Kavayon | |
|---|---|
  Cavaillon Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°18′0″N 73°39′0″W / 18.30000°N 73.65000°W | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Sud |
| Arrondissement | Aquin |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
• Total | 46,037 (commune) |
Cavaillon (French pronunciation: [kavajɔ̃]; Haitian Creole: Kavayon) or Cavaellon is a commune and a rural town located in the Aquin Arrondissement of the Sud department of Haiti.
Geography
editIts nearest neighboring towns/cities are Nan Cotie (12 km north), Saint-Louis-du-Sud (20 km southeast), and Les Cayes (16 km west).
Villages
editBalou, Boileau, Bedo, Martineau, Cassignol, Bonne Fin, Digo Salo, Fevre, Grand Dieu, Grand Place, Grand-Blois, Gross Mary, L'ellet, La Marche, Nan Cotie, Rosseau and Volbrune.
Personalities
editThe town is most famous for being the birthplace of both Benito Martínez Abrogán,[2] Cuba's oldest-ever person, and George Valris, a famous Caribbean artist.
References
edit- ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ^ Economist - "Benito Martínez Abrogán, possibly the world's oldest man". Retrieved October 27, 2006
External links
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