18°18′N73°39′W / 18.300°N 73.650°W /18.300; -73.650
Cavaillon Kavayon | |
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  Cavaillon Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates:18°18′0″N73°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) |
Cavaillon (French pronunciation:[kavajɔ̃];Haitian Creole:Kavayon) orCavaellon is acommune and a rural town located in theAquin Arrondissement of theSuddepartment ofHaiti.
Its nearest neighboring towns/cities areNan Cotie (12 km north),Saint-Louis-du-Sud (20 km southeast), andLes Cayes (16 km west).
Balou,Boileau,Bedo,Martineau,Cassignol,Bonne Fin,Digo Salo,Fevre,Grand Dieu,Grand Place,Grand-Blois,Gross Mary,L'ellet,La Marche,Nan Cotie,Rosseau andVolbrune.
The town is most famous for being the birthplace of bothBenito Martínez Abrogán,[2] Cuba's oldest-ever person, andGeorge Valris, a famous Caribbean artist.
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