Kenscoff
Sign in to saveKenscoff (; ) 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Arrondissement de Port-au-Prince
- Region
- Département de l'Ouest
- Country
- Ayiti
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kenscoff
- Settlement.native_name
- Kenskòf
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
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- Settlement.image_caption
- Agriculture in Kenscoff
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Haiti
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Haiti
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Haiti
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ouest
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Haiti
- Country
- Haiti
- Located in
- Port-au-Prince Arrondissement
- Population
- +4000
- Area
- +202.76
- Elevation
- +4934.38
- Image
- Amid rows of cabbage, Haiti.jpg
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Kenscoff (; ) 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.
==Climate== Because of its elevation, the temperature is constantly cooler than the capital and, during winter months, can be very chilly relative to the rest of the country. However, it is not the coldest settlement on Hispaniola, as Constanza in the Dominican Republic is colder on average year-round, most likely due to being more inland than Kenscoff, which is only around 12 km (7.5 mi) from the coast.