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

Bahon
Bawon
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]
  Total17,447

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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