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Coordinates: 18°18′N 73°39′W / 18.300°N 73.650°W
Cavaellon Kavayon | |
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Municipality | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | Sud |
Arrondissement | Aquin |
Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
• Total | 46,037 |
Cavaellon (or Cavaillon, Creole: Kavayon) is a rural town located in the Sud Department of Haiti.
Its nearest neighbouring towns/cities are Nan Cotie (12km north), Saint-Louis-du-Sud (20km southeast), and Les Cayes (16km west).
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
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