Ranquitte
Appearance
Ranquitte
Rankit | |
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Coordinates:19°25′0″N72°5′0″W/ 19.41667°N 72.08333°W | |
Country | Haiti |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Saint-Raphaël |
Elevation | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
Population (7 August 2003)[1] | |
• Total | 18,197 |
Ranquitte(French pronunciation:[ʁɑ̃kit];Haitian Creole:Rankit) is acommunein theSaint-Raphaël Arrondissement,in theNorddepartmentofHaiti.It has 18,197 inhabitants.
The school in Ranquitte is the Spady-Calhoun school named partly in honor of one of its benefactors, Dr. Steven Spady ofHindman, KY.There is also a Health Clinic on campus there. Both the school and clinic are overseen by a Haitian staff and maintained byChristian Flights International,a non-profit missionary organization that has been sending trips into this area for over 40 years.
References[edit]
- ^Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique(IHSI)