Bahon, Haiti

19°28′10″N 72°06′53″W / 19.46944°N 72.11472°W / 19.46944; -72.11472

Bahon
Bawon
Commune
Bahon
Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 19°28′10″N 72°06′53″W / 19.46944°N 72.11472°W / 19.46944; -72.11472
CountryHaiti
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementGrande-Rivière-du-Nord
Founded1910
Commune status1932
Elevation
171 m (561 ft)
Population
 (7 August 2003)
 • Total
17,447
Time zoneUTC-05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-04:00 (EDT)

Bahon (French pronunciation: [baɔ̃]; 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.

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