Cavaellon

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For the French commune, see Cavaillon.

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Cavaellon
Kavayon
Cavaellon is located in Haiti
Cavaellon
Cavaellon
Location in Haiti
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Country Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti
Department Sud
Arrondissement Aquin
Elevation 109 m (358 ft)
Population (7 August 2003)[1]
 • Total 46,037 (municipality)

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 municipality

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

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