Kenscoff

Kenscoff
Kenskòf
Agriculture in Kenscoff
Agriculture in Kenscoff
Kenscoff is located in Haiti
Kenscoff
Kenscoff
Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 18°27′2″N 72°17′13″W / 18.45056°N 72.28694°W / 18.45056; -72.28694
Country Haiti
DepartmentOuest
ArrondissementPort-au-Prince
Area
 • Total202.76 km2 (78.29 sq mi)
Elevation
1,504[1] m (4,934.38 ft)
Population
 • Total52,232
 • Density258/km2 (670/sq mi)

Kenscoff (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.

  1. ^ Calais, Eric, ed. (19 January 2003), Haiti - GPS site descriptions (PDF), Purdue University – Earth and Atmospheric Science Department, p. 3, retrieved 5 April 2016

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