Bahon, Haiti Explained

19.4694°N -72.1147°W

Official Name:	Bahon
Native Name:	Bawon
Settlement Type:	Commune
Pushpin Map:	Haiti
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Haiti
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Haiti
Subdivision Type1:	Department
Subdivision Name1:	Nord
Subdivision Type2:	Arrondissement
Subdivision Name2:	Grande-Rivière-du-Nord
Established Title:	Founded
Established Date:	1910
Established Title2:	Commune status
Established Date2:	1932
Population As Of:	7 August 2003
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	17,447
Coordinates:	19.4694°N -72.1147°W
Elevation M:	171

Bahon (Haitian; 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 and References

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. Web site: Bahon . Haiti Sentinel . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828150851/https://haitisentinel.com/haitiinfo/departments-of-haiti/nord/bahon/ . 28 August 2023 . live .
4. News: Health center with 24/7 ER opens in Bahon, a northern town . 26 April 2021 . Haitian Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512153303/https://haitiantimes.com/2021/04/26/health-center-with-24-7-er-opens-in-bahon-a-northern-town/ . 12 May 2021 . live .