Official Name: | Cayes-Jacmel |
Native Name: | Kay Jakmèl |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Haiti |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haiti |
Coordinates: | 18.2667°N -72.6667°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Haiti |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Sud-Est |
Subdivision Type2: | Arrondissement |
Subdivision Name2: | Jacmel |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Wilder Frère |
Elevation M: | 586 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 40,230 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Cayes-Jacmel (ht|Kay Jakmèl) is a commune in the Jacmel Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti.It has 36693 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.
The commune is inhabited by personas[2] (2009 estimate).
The town of Cayes-Jacmel was founded in 1714.
The commune is made up of 4 sections:
Fort Ogé is part of around 20 military installments, built on the Haitian territory after the 1804 independence: a defensive system aimed to stop a possible return of the French, former owners of the Saint-Domingue colony. The Fort Ogé was built under the direction of general Magloire Ambroise. The ruins of the fort are located inside the commune section of Cap-Rouge. Its name reminds of Vincent Ogé, one of the main protagonists of the Haitian Revolution.