Île à Vache

Also known as Ile a Vache, Ile à Vache, Ile e Vache, Isla Vaca, Vache Island, Haiti, Île-à-Vaches, Ile-a-Vaches, Ile-à-Vache

Île-à-Vache, (French, , also expressed Île-à-Vaches, former Spanish name Isla Vaca; both translate to Cow Island; ) is a Caribbean island, one of Haiti's satellite islands. It lies in the Baie de Cayes about off the coast of the country's southwest peninsula, roughly between the town of Les Cayes and Pointe l'Abacou. It was formerly known by the name of Abacca. Administratively, it became a commune in 1976 as part of the Les Cayes Arrondissement in the Sud department.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Île-à-Vache
Settlement.native_name: Lilavach
Settlement.native_name_lang: ht
Settlement.settlement_type: Island
Settlement.image_skyline: Île à Vache Haiti.png
Settlement.imagesize: 240px
Settlement.image_caption: Île-à-Vache and the coast of southwestern Haiti
Settlement.map_caption: Île à Vache (Haiti)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Haiti#Caribbean
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sud
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 51.79
Settlement.population_total: 15,000
Settlement.population_density_km2: 288.46

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Part of: Greater Antilles
Country: Haiti
Located in: Les Cayes Arrondissement
Population: 15000
Area: 51.799762
Elevation: 43
Body of water: Caribbean Sea
Image: Ile-a-Vache - Haiti.jpg
Width: 4.8
Length: 17.7

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Geography
Demographics
History
Henry Morgan
Bernard Kock
Current events
Île-à-Vache Initiative
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