- Les Cayes
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name = Les Cayes
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other_name = Aux Cayes
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subdivision_name1 = Sud
subdivision_type2 = Arrondissement
subdivision_name2 = Les Cayes
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leader_title =Mayor
leader_name = Joseph Raymond Clerge
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population_as_of = 1995
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population_total = 45904
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timezone = Eastern
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footnotes =Les Cayes, formerly Aux Cayes ( _ht. Okay), is a town and
seaport in southwesternHaiti with a population of approximately 45,904 people (1995 estimate). It is one of the chiefports of the nation, withexport trade concentrating on mostlycoffee andsugarcane , although shipments of bananas and timber are also large.On
Christmas Eve of 1818,Simon Bolivar arrived in Les Cayes with much support and sympathy from the residents, including lending necessary weapons and even troops to his cause.External links
* [http://www.lavilledescayes.com unofficial website]
* The Louverture Project: [http://thelouvertureproject.org/index.php?title=Aux_Cayes Les Cayes] ]
* http://vizitehaiti.com/vizitehaiti/cityguide.asp
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