Cavaellon
Cavaellon or Cavaillon, (Haitian Creole: Kavayon) is a commune and a rural town located in the Aquin Arrondissement of the Sud department of Haiti.
Cavaellon
Kavayon | |
|---|---|
  Cavaellon Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°18′0″N 73°39′0″W | |
| Country |  Haiti |
| Department | Sud |
| Arrondissement | Aquin |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
| • Total | 46,037 (commune) |
Geography
Its nearest neighboring towns/cities are Nan Cotie (12 km north), Saint-Louis-du-Sud (20 km southeast), and Les Cayes (16 km west).
Villages
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
- 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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