Cavaillon (; ) or Cavaellon is a
commune and a rural town located in the
Aquin Arrondissement
Aquin () is an arrondissement in the Sud Department of Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western ...
of the
Sud
Sud or SUD may refer to:
Places
* Sud (Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg constituency), a constituency in Luxembourg
* Sud (department), an administrative subdivision of Haiti
* Sud Department (Ivory Coast), defunct administrative subdivision of ...
department of
Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...
.
Geography
Its nearest neighboring towns/cities are
Nan Cotie (12 km north),
Saint-Louis-du-Sud (20 km southeast), and
Les Cayes
Les Cayes ( , ), often referred to as Aux Cayes (; ), is a commune and seaport in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti, with a population of 71,236. Due to its isolation from the political turmoil of the capital, Port-a ...
(16 km west).
Villages
Balou,
Boileau,
Bedo,
Martineau
Martineau is a surname. It is of French origin and may refer to:
* Alice Martineau (1972–2003), English pop singer and songwriter
* Alfred Albert Martineau (1859–1945), French Governor General
* Alfred Martineau (cricketer) (1868–1940), Engl ...
,
Cassignol,
Bonne Fin,
Digo Salo,
Fevre,
Grand Dieu
Grand Dieu () is a village in the Cavaellon List of communes of Haiti, commune of the Aquin Arrondissement, in the Sud (department), Sud Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti.
References
Populated places in Sud (department)
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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,
Economist - "Benito Martínez Abrogán, possibly the world's oldest man"
Retrieved October 27, 2006 Cuba's oldest-ever person, and George Valris, a famous Caribbean artist.
References
External links
Map of Cavaillon, Sud, Haiti Haiti
Latin and Caribbean Art
Populated places in Sud (department)
Communes of Haiti
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