Bahon, Haiti
19°28′10″N 72°06′53″W / 19.46944°N 72.11472°W / 19.46944; -72.11472
Commune in Nord, Haiti
Bahon Bawon | |
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  Bahon Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 19°28′10″N 72°06′53″W / 19.46944°N 72.11472°W / 19.46944; -72.11472 | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Grande-Rivière-du-Nord |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Commune status | 1932 |
| 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
- ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ^ 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
- ^ "Bahon". Haiti Sentinel. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023.
- ^ "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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