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Cayes-Jacmel (; ) is a commune in the Jacmel Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. It has 40,348 inhabitants. Cayes-Jacmel is down the road from Cyvadier and home to a lovely public beach and has a remarkable farmers market (Wednesdays and Saturdays). The town is also home to amazing artists and artisans, including work in meticulously created miniature ships. The region's hydroelectric plant (running on a stream only a few inches deep) is nearby.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Cayes-Jacmel
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune
Settlement.image_skyline
Ecole Nationale Toussaint Louverture.jpg
Settlement.mapframe
yes
Settlement.pushpin_map
Haiti
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Haiti
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Haiti
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Sud-Est
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Arrondissement
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Jacmel
Settlement.area_total_km2
78.99
Settlement.population_as_of
2015
Settlement.population_total
40348
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.elevation_m
586

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Demographic
  • History
  • Administration
  • Monument and site
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Cayes-Jacmel (; ) is a commune in the Jacmel Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. It has 40,348 inhabitants. Cayes-Jacmel is down the road from Cyvadier and home to a lovely public beach and has a remarkable farmers market (Wednesdays and Saturdays). The town is also home to amazing artists and artisans, including work in meticulously created miniature ships. The region's hydroelectric plant (running on a stream only a few inches deep) is nearby.

== Demographic == The commune is inhabited by personas (2009 estimate).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cayes-Jacmel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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