Aquin
This article is about the Haitian commune. For the medieval chanson de geste, see Aiquin.
For other uses, see Aquin (disambiguation).
| Aquin Aken | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  Aquin Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°17′0″N 73°24′0″W / 18.28333°N 73.40000°WCoordinates: 18°17′0″N 73°24′0″W / 18.28333°N 73.40000°W | |
| Country |
 Haiti |
| Department | Sud |
| Arrondissement | Aquin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 638.59 km2 (246.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 94,773 |
| • Density | 148/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Sister cities |
|---|
| Delray Beach, Florida, United States[2] |
Aquin (Haitian Creole: Aken) is a commune in the Aquin Arrondissement, in the Sud commune of Haiti. It is a port on the south coast of the Tiburon Peninsula. It had 94,773 inhabitants in 2009,[1] up from 1,799 in 1950.[3]
Settlements
References
- 1 2 Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ↑ Cox-Henry, Joanie, ed. (19 May 2016). "Aquin, Haiti becomes sister city to Delray Beach". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ↑ Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer, p. 86
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| Centre | ||
| Grand'Anse | ||
| Nippes | ||
| Nord | ||
| Nord-Est | ||
| Nord-Ouest | ||
| Ouest | ||
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