Kenscoff
Kenscoff
Kenskòf | |
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Agriculture in Kenscoff | |
Kenscoff Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 18°27′2″N 72°17′13″W / 18.45056°N 72.28694°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Ouest |
| Arrondissement | Port-au-Prince |
| Area | |
• Total | 202.76 km2 (78.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,504 m (4,934 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 52,232 |
| • Density | 258/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-04:00 (EDT) |
Kenscoff (French pronunciation: [kɛnskɔf]; Haitian Creole: Kenskòf) is a commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti, located in the foothills of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range, some 10 kilometres to the southeast of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. The elevation is approximately 1500 meters, making the town the highest permanent settlement in the Caribbean. It has a population of around 52,200.