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Cayemites
Native name: Les Cayemites
Cayemite Islands
Cayemites is located in HaitiCayemitesCayemitesCayemites, Haiti
Geography
LocationGulf of Gonâve
Area45 km (17 sq mi)
Administration
 Haiti
DepartmentGrand'Anse
Largest settlementAnse â Macon
Demographics
Population5,022 (2009 Estimation)

The Cayemites are a pair of islands located in the Gulf of Gonâve off the coast of southwest Haiti. The two islands, known individually as Grande Cayemite and Petite Cayemite, are a combined 45 square kilometres (17 sq mi) in area. Petite Cayemite lies just west of the larger island, Grande Cayemite. The islands are approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the city of Jérémie and are in the administrative department of Grand'Anse.

References

  1. Patricia Schutt-Ainé; Staff of Librairie Au Service de la Culture (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 20. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.

18°37′0″N 73°45′0″W / 18.61667°N 73.75000°W / 18.61667; -73.75000


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