Ranquitte Rankit | |
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Commune | |
RanquitteLocation in Haiti | |
Coordinates: 19°25′0″N 72°5′0″W / 19.41667°N 72.08333°W / 19.41667; -72.08333 | |
Country | Haiti |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Saint-Raphaël |
Elevation | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,197 |
Ranquitte (French pronunciation: [ʁɑ̃kit]; Haitian Creole: Rankit) is a commune in the Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. 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 of Hindman, KY. There is also a Health Clinic on campus there. Both the school and clinic are overseen by a Haitian staff and maintained by Christian Flights International, a non-profit missionary organization that has been sending trips into this area for over 40 years.
References
- Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- http://www.christianflights.org
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