Aquin (French pronunciation: [akɛ̃]; Haitian Creole: Aken) is a commune in the Aquin Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. It is a port on the south coast of the Tiburon Peninsula. It had 104,216 inhabitants in 2015,[1] up from 1,799 in 1950.[3]
Aquin
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  Aquin Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 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 (March, 2015)[1] | |
• Total | 104,216 |
| • Density | 163/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Settlements
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mars 2015 Population Totale, Population de 18 ans et Plus Menages et Densites Estimes en 2015" (PDF). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Cox-Henry, Joanie, ed. (19 May 2016). "Aquin, Haiti becomes sister city to Delray Beach". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer, p. 86
