Cavaellon

For the French commune, see Cavaillon.

Coordinates: 18°18′N 73°39′W / 18.300°N 73.650°W / 18.300; -73.650

Cavaellon
Kavayon
Commune
Cavaellon

Location in Haiti

Coordinates: 18°18′0″N 73°39′0″W / 18.30000°N 73.65000°W / 18.30000; -73.65000
Country Haiti
Department Sud
Arrondissement Aquin
Elevation 109 m (358 ft)
Population (7 August 2003)[1]
  Total 46,037 (commune)

Cavaellon or Cavaillon, (Haitian Creole: Kavayon) is a commune and a rural town located in the Aquin Arrondissementof the Sud Department of Haiti.

Geography

Its nearest neighbouring towns/cities are Nan Cotie (12km north), Saint-Louis-du-Sud (20km southeast), and Les Cayes (16km west).

Other locations in Cavaellon commune

Balou, Bedo, Bonne Fin, Digo Salo, Fevre, Garnd Dieu, Grand Place, Grand-Blois, Gross Mary, L'ellet, La Marche, Nan Cotie, Rosseau and Volbrune.

Personalities

The 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

  1. Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
  2. Economist - "Benito Martínez Abrogán, possibly the world's oldest man". Retrieved October 27, 2006

External links


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