Cavaillon (Haiti)
Commune in Sud, Haiti
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Cavaillon
Kavayon | |
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  Cavaillon Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°18′0″N 73°39′0″W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Sud |
| Arrondissement | Aquin |
| Area | |
• Total | 214.97 km2 (83.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 48,687 |
| • Density | 226.48/km2 (586.59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code | HT 8330 |
Cavaillon (French pronunciation: [kavajɔ̃] ⓘ; Haitian Creole: Kavayon) or Cavaellon is a commune and a rural town located in the Aquin Arrondissement of the Sud department of Haiti.
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, Boileau, Bedo, Martineau, Cassignol, Bonne Fin, Digo Salo, Fevre, Grand 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.