Bahon, Haiti

19°28′10″N 72°06′53″W / 19.46944°N 72.11472°W / 19.46944; -72.11472

Bahon
Bawon
Commune
Bahon is located in Haiti
Bahon
Bahon
Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 19°28′10″N 72°06′53″W / 19.46944°N 72.11472°W / 19.46944; -72.11472
CountryHaiti
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementGrande-Rivière-du-Nord
Founded1910
Commune status1932
Elevation
171 m (561 ft)
Population
 (7 August 2003)[1]
 • Total
17,447

Bahon (Haitian Creole: Bawon), sometimes called Bohon, is a commune in Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement in the Nord, department of Haiti. It is located on the Grand Rivière du Nord (river). It was formerly (until 1915) located on the railroad south from Cap-Haïtien.[2]

History

Bahon was founded in 1910 and was originally known as “Raque-à-Zinga”. It achieved commune status in 1932.[3]

Services

Since 2021, the commune has a Health Center with emergency services open 24/7.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
  2. ^ U.S. Navy (1919) History of flag career of Rear Admiral W.B. Caperton, U.S. Navy, commencing January 5, 1915. U.S. Navy, Washington, DC OCLC 12279314
  3. ^ "Bahon". Haiti Sentinel. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Health center with 24/7 ER opens in Bahon, a northern town". Haitian Times. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021.


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