Cavaillon (Haiti)

18°18′N 73°39′W / 18.300°N 73.650°W / 18.300; -73.650

Cavaillon Kavayon
Commune
Cavaillon Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 18°18′0″N 73°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) or Cavaellon is a commune and a rural town located in the Aquin Arrondissement of the Sud department of Haiti.

Its nearest neighboring towns/cities are Nan Cotie (12 km north), Saint-Louis-du-Sud (20 km southeast), and Les 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 and Volbrune.

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.

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